Matthew 17:15
and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is a lunatic and suffers terribly: for frequently he falls into the fire, and frequently into the water.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
14And they having come to the multitude, the man came to Him, worshiping Him on his knees,
16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.
Cross References
Matthew 8:31And the demons continued to intreat him, saying, If you cast us out, permit us to depart into the herd of swine.
Mark 5:4because frequently he had been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains were slipped off by him, and the fetters torn to pieces.
Mark 9:17And one responding from the multitude, said, Teacher, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.
Luke 6:18and those troubled by unclean spirits; and they were getting healed.
John 4:46Then He came again into Cana of Galilee, where He turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royalist, whose son was sick in 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 →