Luke 9:41

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
answering	Ἀποκριθεὶς Apokritheis	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν, eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
O	ὦ ō	G5599	as a sign of the vocative case · interjection
faithless	ἄπιστος apistos	G571	(actively) disbelieving · adjective — vocative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
perverse	διεστραμμένη, diestrammenē	G1294	to distort · verb — perfect passive participle, vocative singular feminine
generation	γενεὰ genea	G1074	a generation · noun — vocative singular feminine
how	ἕως he'ōs	G2193	a conjunction · preposition
long	πότε pote	G4219	interrogative adverb · particle — interrogative
shall I be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
with	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
you	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
suffer	ἀνέξομαι anexomai	G430	to hold oneself up against · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 1st person singular
you	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
Bring	προσάγαγε prosagage	G4317	to lead towards · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
son	υἱόν huion	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — accusative singular masculine
hither	ὧδε hōde	G5602	in this same spot · adverb

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he…
Matthew 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hith…
Mark 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
John 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father;…
John 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not fai…
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repenta…
Exodus 10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thy…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:37-42

This passage of story in Matthew and Mark follows immediately upon that of Christ's transfiguration, and his discourse with his disciples after it; but here it is said to be on the next day, as they were coming down from the hill, which confirms the conjecture that Christ was transfigured in the night, and, it should seem, though they did not make tabernacles as Peter proposed, yet they found some shelter to repose themselves in all night, for it was not till next day that they came down from the hill, and then he found things in some disorder among his disciples, though not so bad as Moses did when he came down from the mount. When wise and good men are in their beloved retirements, they wo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:36

Jesus was found alone--Moses and Elias are gone. Their work is done, and they have disappeared from the scene, feeling no doubt with their fellow servant the Baptist, "He must increase, but I must decrease." The cloud too is gone, and the naked majestic Christ, braced in spirit, and enshrined in the reverent affection of His disciples, is left--to suffer! kept it close--feeling, for once at least, that such things were unmeet as yet for the general gaze.

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:39

A spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out - Πνευμα λαμβανει αυτον. This very phrase is used by heathen writers, when they speak of supernatural influence. The following, from Herodotus, will make the matter, I hope, quite plain. Speaking of Scyles, king of the Scythians, who was more fond of Grecian manners and customs than of those of his countrymen, and who desired to be privately initiated into the Bacchic mysteries, he adds: "Now because the Scythians reproach the Greeks with these Bacchanals, and say that to imagine a god driving men into paroxysms of madness is not agreeable to sound reason, a certain Borysthenian, while the king was performing the ceremonies of initiation, went…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

As if not knowing how to continue in the right beginnings. Now Christ disdains to dwell with those who are thus disposed. Hence He says, How long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Feeling troubled with their company, because of their evil deeds.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Let Marcion's Christ stand forth, and exclaim, "O faithless generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? " He will immediately have to submit to this remonstrance from me: "Whoever you are, O stranger, first tell us who you are, from whom you come, and what right you have over us.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

Not that weariness has overcome His patience, but after the manner of a physician, when he sees a sick man acting contrary to his commands, he says, 'How long shall I come to thy house, when I order one thing, you do another. But to prove that He was not angry with the man, but with the sin, He immediately added, Bring thy son hither.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Demons · The epileptic boy — The epileptic boy

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Luke 9:41

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:37-42

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:36

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:39

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 9:41

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:37-42

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:36

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:39

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 9:37-42

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 9:41