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When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn`t we cast it out?"
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The Danger of Complacency
Commentators suggest the disciples, having cast out demons before, may have grown complacent. Their failure stemmed from no longer prayerfully depending on God, perhaps believing the power was inherent in themselves. This serves as a warning against relying on past successes instead of present reliance on God.
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Privately, saying (κατ' ιδιαν οτ). Indoors the nine disciples seek an explanation for their colossal failure. They had cast out de…
19th Century
Baptist
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he was come into the house Perhaps into the man's house whose child he had healed, or into some other in th…
Presbyterian
The father of the suffering youth reflected on the lack of power in the disciples, but Christ would have him attribute the disappointment to the la…
