Luke 9:41 ““O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must…”

Luke 9:41

“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iesus answered, and said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, howe long now shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy sonne hither.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“O faithless”

Mark 9:19 John 20:27 Hebrews 3:19 Hebrews 4:2 Hebrews 4:11 Luke 8:25

Mark 9:19 · BSB

“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

John 20:27 · BSB

Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”

Hebrews 3:19 · BSB

So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.

Hebrews 4:2 · BSB

For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Hebrews 4:11 · BSB

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Luke 8:25 · BSB

“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

“perverse”

Deuteronomy 32:5 Matthew 16:4 Matthew 3:7 Matthew 12:39 Acts 2:40 Psalm 78:8

Deuteronomy 32:5 · BSB

His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.

Matthew 16:4 · BSB

A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

Matthew 3:7 · BSB

But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Matthew 12:39 · BSB

Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Acts 2:40 · BSB

With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”

Psalm 78:8 · BSB

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

“how”

Matthew 17:17 John 14:9 Exodus 10:3 Exodus 16:28 Numbers 14:11 Numbers 14:27

Matthew 17:17 · BSB

“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”

John 14:9 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Exodus 10:3 · BSB

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Exodus 16:28 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

Numbers 14:11 · BSB

And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

Numbers 14:27 · BSB

“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.

“and suffer”

Romans 2:4 Hebrews 3:9–11 Acts 13:18

Romans 2:4 · BSB

Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Hebrews 3:9–11 · BSB

where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

Acts 13:18 · BSB

He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

“Bring”

2 Kings 5:8 Hebrews 7:25 Mark 10:14 Mark 10:49 Matthew 11:28

2 Kings 5:8 · BSB

Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet i…

Hebrews 7:25 · BSB

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

Mark 10:14 · BSB

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mark 10:49 · BSB

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”

Matthew 11:28 · BSB

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

40I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

42Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

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