Matthew 17:15
Lord, be merciful to my son, because he is lunatic, and suffers badly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14And when they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling to him, and saying,
16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him.
Cross References
Job 2:7So Satan went forth from the presence of LORD, and smote Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to his crown.
Matthew 8:31And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.
Mark 5:4Because he was often bound with shackles and chains, and the chains were pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces. And no man had strength to subdue him.
Mark 9:17And having answered, one from the multitude said, Teacher, I brought my son to thee, who has a mute spirit.
Luke 6:18also those who were afflicted with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
John 4:46Jesus therefore came again to Cana of Galilee where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:15-22
The Expulsion of a Demon. 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 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 hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;… Read the whole commentary →