Luk 9:40 | NETfull | STEP | I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”

Luke 9:40

40 I ^{▼▼ Grk “And I.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, καί (kai) has not been translated here; instead a new sentence was started in the translation.} begged ^{▼▼ Note the repetition of the verb from v. 38, an indication of the father’s desperation.} your disciples to cast it out, but ^{▼▼ Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.} they could not do so.” ^{▼▼ The words “do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.}