And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.

Andª I besoughtª° thyª disciplesª toª cast²° him² out;ª°¹ andª they couldª° not.ª

Andª I besoughtª° thyª disciplesª toª cast²° him² out,ª°¹ andª they couldª° not.ª

And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, but they could not.

And I requested thy disciples to expel him; and they could not.

καὶ ἐδεήθην τῶν μαθητῶν σου ἵνα ἐκβάλωσιν αὐτό, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν.

and I-was-binded of-the-ones of-learners of-thee so they-might-have-had-casted-out to-it, and not they-were-abled.