Mat 17:19.[793] Καὶ εἶπον, κ.τ.λ., and said, etc.) A salutary submission, and enquiry as to the cause.-διατὶ-οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν, why-were we unable?) They had been already in the habit of performing the miracle in question; see ch. Mat 10:1.
[793] Οἱ μαθηταὶ, the disciples) Not even Peter, James, and John being excluded (excepted). Otherwise, one would think that the expulsion of the demon should have been committed to them on their return from the mountain.-V. g.