Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. A church that I was pastoring at many years ago lost three families after one Wednesday night Bible study in which I, who was the pastor and leading the Bible study that night, read the 'P word' as I read through Ephesians 1. For with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. "While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 'Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. ' The teaching is found in Lesson 11C in our series on the Gospel of Luke (since Luke records the same scene). Did the folks or the religious leaders not have enough faith? His disappointment lies in the fact that they themselves had not been cultivating a lifestyle of persistent and prevailing prayer that would build up the kind of faith and authority that would have been able to cast the demon out. Disciples cast out demons. Aware of this, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread?
But there are some of you that believe not…(Joh 6:63-64). Now that is the power of prayer and faith together. Today in the Church do we teach believers that the Lord is disappointed with us and rebukes us when we fail to drive out a demon upon the request of a family member? A father whose son shows signs of demon-induced seizures speaks to him: "'I begged your disciples to drive it out, but. Disciples couldn t cast out demons and demons. The spirit "saw" Jesus. Before we go further, it is important to note that the father had said some individuals had already tried to expel the demon, but they were successful only "with difficulty. " Finally, the boy was motionless, and the unbelieving crowd thought he had died. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Possibly this demon put on the same show for the disciples as it did for Jesus, robbing them of their faith. These are all examples of Jesus who, obviously, could be an exception, however, he gave his apostles authority over unclean spirits through his name.
So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and m they were not able. " Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. New American Standard Bible. In your Holy Name, I pray. Why Could We Not Cast It Out. The father told the truth. Majority Standard Bible. Our study (Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43) is about an event that these disciples experienced as they walked onto the plain below the mountain.
And] asked, εἶπον (eipon). Προσελθόντες (proselthontes). "A CITY of three million, not wholly given to idolatry, but still very much given to sin, and we ourselves are so weak in the midst of it! Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Young's Literal Translation.