Then the disciples came up and asked him, ‘Why are you speaking to them in parables? ’
Mark 9:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised After he had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when He had gone indoors, His disciples asked Him privately, Why could not we drive it out? American Standard Version (1901) And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out? Common English Bible After Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we throw this spirit out?” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them, "This kind is able to be expelled by nothing other than prayer and fasting." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. |
Then the disciples came up and asked him, ‘Why are you speaking to them in parables? ’
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.’
When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home.
Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.
When he was alone, those around him with the Twelve asked him about the parables.
He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, he explained everything to his own disciples.
When he went into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.