Lukas 9:40

9:40 I ¹  begged ²  your disciples to cast it out, but ³  they could not do so.” ⁴ 

[9:40]  ¹ tn 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.

[9:40]  ² sn Note the repetition of the verb from v. 38, an indication of the father’s desperation.

[9:40]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[9:40]  ⁴ tn The words “do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.