Mark 9:28 {27}
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And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?

asked.

Mark 4:10,34 And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable. . . .

Matthew 13:10,36 And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables? . . .

Matthew 15:15 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.

Why.

Matthew 17:19,20 Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain: Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove: and nothing shall be impossible to you. . . .

Context
The Boy with an Evil Spirit
27But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up. And he arose. 28And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out? 29And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.…
Cross References
Mark 2:1
And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.

Mark 3:20
And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

Mark 7:17
And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

Mark 9:27
But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up. And he arose.

Mark 9:29
And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Lexicon
After
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Jesus]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

had gone
εἰσελθόντος (eiselthontos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

[the] house,
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθηταὶ (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

asked
ἐπηρώτων (epērōtōn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

Him
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

privately,
ἰδίαν (idian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

“Why
Ὅτι (Hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

couldn’t
ἠδυνήθημεν (ēdynēthēmen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

we
ἡμεῖς (hēmeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

drive it out?”
ἐκβαλεῖν (ekbalein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1544: To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.


Additional Translations
After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

And He having entered into the house, His disciples were asking Him in private, "Why were we not able to cast it out?"

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out?

And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not we cast him out?

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, saying, We could not cast it out.

And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

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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