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Mark 9:28
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KJ21
And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could not we cast him 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?
AMP
When He had gone indoors, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”
AMPC
And when He had gone indoors, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could not we drive it out?
BRG
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
CSB
After he had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
CSBA
After he had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out? ’
CEB
After Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we throw this spirit out?”
CJB
After Yeshua had gone indoors, his talmidim asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
CEV
After Jesus and the disciples had gone back home and were alone, they asked him, “Why couldn't we force out that demon?”
DARBY
And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not *we* cast him out?
DLNT
And He having entered into a house, His disciples were questioning Him privately, “Why is it that we were not able to cast it out?”
DRA
And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
ERV
Then Jesus went into the house. His followers were alone with him there. They said, “Why weren’t we able to force that evil spirit out?”
EASY
Jesus went into a house and the disciples were alone with him. Then they asked him, ‘Why could we not cause the bad spirit to leave the boy?’
EHV
When Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why were we not able to drive it out?”
ESV
And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
ESVUK
And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
EXB
When Jesus went into the house, his ·followers [disciples] began asking him privately, “Why couldn’t we ·force [drive; cast] that evil spirit out?”
GNV
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him secretly, Why could not we cast him out?
GW
When Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we force the spirit out of the boy?”
GNT
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?”
HCSB
After He went into a house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
ICB
Jesus went into the house. His followers were alone with him there. They said, “Why couldn’t we force that evil spirit out?”
ISV
When Jesus came home, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive the spirit out?”
PHILLIPS
But Jesus grasped his hands and lifted him up, and then he stood on his own feet. When he had gone home, Jesus’ disciples asked him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”
JUB
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
KJV
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
AKJV
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
LSB
And when He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
LEB
And after he had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why were we not able to expel it?”
TLB
Afterwards, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast that demon out?”
MSG
After arriving back home, his disciples cornered Jesus and asked, “Why couldn’t we throw the demon out?”
MEV
When He had entered the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
MOUNCE
And when he had entered the house, · his disciples asked him in private, “Why were we not able to cast it out?”
NOG
When Yeshua went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we force the spirit out of the boy?”
NABRE
When he entered the house, his disciples asked him in private, “Why could we not drive it out?”
NASB
When He came into the house, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why is it that we could not cast it out?”
NASB1995
When He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, “Why could we not drive it out?”
NCB
When he went indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why were we not able to cast it out?”
NCV
When Jesus went into the house, his followers began asking him privately, “Why couldn’t we force that evil spirit out?”
NET
Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
NIRV
Jesus went indoors. Then his disciples asked him in private, “Why couldn’t we drive out the evil spirit?”
NIV
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
NIVUK
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’
NKJV
And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
NLV
When Jesus went into the house, His followers asked Him when He was alone, “Why could we not put out the demon?”
NLT
Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?”
NMB
And when Jesus had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could we not cast him out?
NRSVA
When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why could we not cast it out?’
NRSVACE
When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why could we not cast it out?’
NRSVCE
When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
NRSVUE
When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
NTFE
“Why couldn’t we cast it out?” asked his disciples, once they were back in the house by themselves.
OJB
And, having entered into a bais, his talmidim began questioning Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach in a yechidus: Why were we not able to perform the gerush shedim (exorcism)?
RGT
And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him secretly, “Why couldn’t we cast him out?”
RSV
And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
RSVCE
And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”
TLV
After Yeshua came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him in private, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
VOICE
Later He and His disciples gathered privately in a house. Disciples (to Jesus): Why couldn’t we cast out that unclean spirit?
WEB
When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
WE
Jesus went into the house. His disciples were alone with him. They asked him, `Why could we not drive out the bad spirit?'
WYC
And when he had entered into an house, his disciples asked him privily, Why might not we cast him out?
YLT
And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself -- `Why were we not able to cast it forth?'
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