Matthew 17:15
“Master, take pity on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers terribly; indeed, he often falls into the fire and into the water;
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14When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and, kneeling down before him, said,
16I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
Cross References
Matthew 8:31and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Mark 5:4for, though he had many times been left secured with fetters and chains, he had snapped the chains and broken the fetters to pieces, and no one could master him.
Mark 9:17“Teacher,” answered a man in the crowd, “I brought my son to see you, as he has a spirit in him that makes him mute;
Luke 6:18who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;
John 4:46So Jesus came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Now there was one of the king’s officers whose son was lying ill 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 →