Luke 9:41 - Jesus answered "Faithless and perverse

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And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.

ASV, ERV

And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.

DRA

And Jesus answering, said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.

DBY

And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.

YLT

And Jesus answering said, 'O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'

AKJV

And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring your son here.

WNT

"O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here to me."

BBE

And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.

NHEB

Jesus answered, 'Faithless and perverse generation, how long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.'

CPDV

And in response, Jesus said: "O unfaithful and perverse generation! How long will I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here."

OEB

"Faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed; "how long must I be with you and have patience with you? Lead your son here."

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John Gill's Exposition (1746-63)

And Jesus answering, said,.... To the father of the child, and those that were with him; and with a particular view to the Scribes and Pharisees, who had been insulting the disciples, and triumphing over them, because of their inability to cast out the evil spirit: for the words are not spoken to the disciples, as they might seem at first view to be, and as the Persic version renders them, "and Jesus turned his face to the disciples, and said"; but to the unbelieving Jews,
O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy son hither; See Gill on Matthew 17:17.

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Luke - 9:41

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