“ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. ”
And I brought him to thy disciples ... - That is, not to the apostles, for they had power over unclean spirits Matthew 10:8 , but to others of his followers who attempted to work miracles. It is...
Healing of the Demoniac Boy ( Mark 9:14-29 *, Luke 9:37-43 ). The story is much shorter than in Mk. The reference to possession does not come till the end; in Matthew 17:15 the child is describ...
could not cure him . were not able to cure him.
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Thy disciples could not cure him - No wonder, when the cure must be effected by supernatural agency, and they had not faith enough to...
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, For the exposition of this portion, see the notes at Mark 9:14-32 .
The Transfiguration 1-8. The Transfiguration ( Mark 9:2 ; Luke 9:28 ). St. Leo rightly apprehended the historical situation when he said that in the Transfiguration the principal object aimed at...
They could not cure him. — This, then, would seem to have been the subject-matter of debate. The scribes were taunting the disciples, who had probably trusted to their use of the wonted formula of...
Lack of Faith Rebuked Matthew 17:9-21 As Raphael suggests in his great painting, there is a close connection between the mountain and the valley. The glory of the one did not make our Lord indi...
"After six days." Days of silence. No record have we of what transpired in those days. The strange declarations of the Cross had crushed the hearts of these men. Now to three of their number, as spec...
"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 a lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he fal...
And I brought him to thy disciples ,.... To the nine, whilst Christ was with the other three upon the mountain: no doubt but his design was to bring him to Christ first; but he being absent, he appl...
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Ver. 16. And they could not cure him ] The prayer of faith would have healed the sick, James 5:15 , as Luther's prayer recovered a...
And when they were come to the multitude Namely, the day following, Luke 9:37 , there came a certain man, kneeling down to him In great humility before Jesus, and with deep reverence for him, an...
Only six days intervened before the three disciples witnessed the transfiguration of the Lord Jesus. Luke says, "about eight days after these things," for no doubt he counts the day the Lord spoke, a...
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...
Ver. 14-16. The same history is told us both by Mark and Luke, but with considerable difference; we have it, Mark 9:17,18 , thus, And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brough...
The Failure Of The Disciples To Cast Out A Demon (17:14-18). On arrival at the bottom of the mountain they came across a crowd of people who were with the disciples and there discovered that while...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 17:15 . Lunatick. — Epileptic (R.V.). “The child was a possessed epileptic lunatic.” Matthew 17:20 . Grain of mustard seed. —See note on Matthew 13:31 . The proverbia...
Matthew 17:2 . He was transfigured before them. Μεταμορφωθη, was transformed before them. Matthew, Mark, and Luke record this vision; and name the three selected witnesses. Peter had just confesse...
EXPOSITION Matthew 17:1-40 The Transfiguration of Jesus . ( Mark 9:2-41 ; Luke 9:28-42 .) This mysterious event was intended primarily to confirm the faith of the three apostles who we...
The Healing of a Lunatic. Matthew 17:14-21 The return to the people:
2 Kings 4:29-31 ; Acts 19:15 ; Acts 19:16 ; Acts 3:16 ; Luke 9:40 ; Matthew 17:19 ; Matthew 17:20