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Luk 9:43. Ἐξεπλήσσοντο, they were struck with amazement) in mind.-μεγαλειότητι) God is, μέγας, great; His works are μεγαλεῖα, magnificent.-θαυμαζόντων, whilst they were wondering) and were also expressing their wonder in words.-εἶπε, said) For this one word the Gothic Version has the following: Quath Pætrus, Fan, du vve veis ni mahtedum usdreiban thamma: ith Jesus quath: thata kuni ni usgangith nibai in bidom jah in fastubnja: quath than; that is, Peter said, Lord, why were we not able to cast him out? And Jesus said, This sort goeth not forth but in prayer and fasting. Then He said, etc. Comp. App. Crit. Ed. ii. on this passage.[83] If Luke himself wrote these words, we must suppose that Peter along with the rest, struck with admiration at the magnificent miracles performed by the Lord, identifies himself with the inability of the disciples to perform the miracle, and acknowledges that if he had been present [which he was not, being at the transfiguration at the time], he would not have prevailed against the unclean spirit. Therefore he inquires the cause why not.[84]
[83] ABDab Vulg. support the omission of these words. c however agrees with Goth. Vers. in inserting them. They seem to me to have crept in here through the Harmonies and transcribers from the parallel passages, Mat 17:19; Mat 17:21, Mar 9:28-29.-ED. and TRANSL.
[84] However the Vers. Germ. omits this inserted clause.-E. B.