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Berean Standard Bible

“Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?””

Matthew 17:19

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Jesus has just healed a boy with a demon that the disciples could not cast out. Afterward they come to him privately.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”

King James Version (KJV)

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Then the disciples having come to Jesus by himself, said, 'Why were we not able to cast him out?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces, llegándose los discípulos á Jesús, aparte, dijeron: ¿Por qué nosotros no lo pudimos echar fuera?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Más tarde, los discípulos le preguntaron en privado a Jesús: ―¿Por qué no pudimos echar fuera aquel demonio?

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