God’s Word Translation
Luke 9:41
41Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and corrupt generation! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!”
Luke 9:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
- New International Version (NIV)“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus answered, "O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
Context of Luke 9:41
39Whenever a spirit takes control of him, he shrieks, goes into convulsions, and foams at the mouth. After a struggle, the spirit goes away, leaving the child worn out. 40I begged your disciples to force the spirit out of him, but they couldn’t do it.” Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and corrupt generation! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!” 42While he was coming ⌞to Jesus⌟, the demon knocked the boy to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave. He cured the boy and gave him back to his father. 43Everyone was amazed to see God’s wonderful power. Everyone was amazed at all the things that Jesus was doing. So he said to his disciples,
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Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη, ἕως πότε ἔσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; προσάγαγε ὧδε τὸν υἱόν σου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Oὦō · oh!G5599
- faithlessἄπιστοςapistos · unbelievingG571
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- perverseδιαστρέφωdiastrephō · to pervertG1294
- generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
- howἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- longπότεpote · when?G4219
- shall I beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- withπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- youσύsu · youG4771
- sufferἀνέχωanechomai · to endureG430
- Bringπροσάγωprosagō · to bring nearG4317
- sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- hitherὧδεhōde · hereG5602
Cross-references for Luke 9:41
- Luke 8:25He asked them, “Where is your faith?” Frightened and amazed, they asked each other, “Who is this man? He gives orders to the wind and the water, and they obey him!”
- Mark 9:19Jesus said to them, “You unbelieving generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me!”
- John 20:27Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, and believe.”
- Hebrews 3:19So we see that they couldn’t enter his place of rest because they didn’t believe.
- Hebrews 4:2We have heard the same Good News that your ancestors heard. But the message didn’t help those who heard it in the past because they didn’t believe.
- Deuteronomy 32:5He recognizes that his people are corrupt. To their shame they are no longer his children. They are devious and scheming.
- Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation. Their hearts were not loyal. Their spirits were not faithful to God.
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, “You poisonous snakes! Who showed you how to flee from God’s coming anger?
- Matthew 12:39He responded, “The people of an evil and unfaithful era look for a miraculous sign. But the only sign they will get is the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- Matthew 16:4“Evil and unfaithful people look for a miraculous sign. But the only sign they will be given is that of Jonah.” Then he left them standing there and went away.
- Matthew 23:36I can guarantee this truth: The people living now will be held accountable for all these things.
- Acts 2:40Peter said much more to warn them. He urged, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
- Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.
- Exodus 16:28The Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?
- Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to trust me in spite of all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
- Jeremiah 4:14Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be rescued. Don’t continue making evil plans.
Commentaries on Luke 9:41
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37-43Verses 37-43 See this passage explained in the Matthew 17:14-21 notes, and Mark 9:14-29 notes.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-42Verses 37-42 How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Disease of that nature are more frightful than such as arise merely from natural causes. What mischief Satan does where he gets possession! But happy those that have access to Christ! He can do that for us which his disciples cannot. A word from Christ healed the child; and when our children recover from sickness, it is comfortable to receive them as healed by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41O unbelieving and perverse generation!: It is unclear whether Jesus was speaking to the disciples or to the people as a whole.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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