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The Boy with an Evil Spirit

Mark 9:28

In 9 translations

BSB
After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
KJV
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
WEB
When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
ASV
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out?
LSV
And He having come into the house, His disciples were questioning Him by Himself, “Why were we not able to cast it forth?”
YLT
And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself — 'Why were we not able to cast it forth?'
DBY
And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not we cast him out?
DRC9:27
And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?
GNV
And when hee was come into the house, his disciples asked him secretly, Why could not we cast him out?

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read εἰσελθόντος (“when was entering”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εἰσελθόντα (“coming”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτοῦ (“He”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐτὸν (“He”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐπηρώτων elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτόν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read εἰσελθόντα αὐτὸν.
  • SBLGNT: κατʼ ἰδίαν ἐπηρώτων αὐτόν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κατʼ ἰδίαν ἐπηρώτων αὐτόν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν κατʼ ἰδίαν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς οἶκον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ κατʼ ἰδίαν ἐπηρώτων αὐτόν· Ὅτι ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό;
RP2018
Καὶ εἰσελθόντα αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον, οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν κατ’ ἰδίαν ὅτι Ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εἰσελθόντα αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον, οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν κατ᾿ ἰδίαν ὅτι Ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό;
SCR1894
και εισελθοντα αυτον εις οικον οι μαθηται αυτου επηρωτων αυτον κατ ιδιαν οτι ημεις ουκ ηδυνηθημεν εκβαλειν αυτο

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◆ Healing a Boy with a Demon

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 17:19–20Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can…
  • Matthew 13:36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
  • Matthew 15:15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
  • Matthew 13:10Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
  • Mark 7:17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
  • Mark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
  • Mark 4:10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 9:27 in some Bibles
  • 9:28 in most Bibles

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