Matthew 17:15
Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
14And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,
16And I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.
Cross References
Job 2:7And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
Matthew 8:31And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
Mark 5:4Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.
Mark 9:17And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;
Luke 6:18And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were made well.
John 4:46So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was 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 →