Matthew 17:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Matthew 17:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! - Perverse means that which is twisted or turned from the proper direction; and is often used of the eyes, when one or both are...
Matthew 17:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 17:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

faithless . unbelieving. perverse . perverted. generation. See note on Matthew 11:16 . how long... ? . until when... ? Figures of speech Erotesis and Ecphonesis. App-6. suffer . put up...
Matthew 17:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 . O unbelieving and rebellious nation. Though Christ appears to direct his discourse to the father of the lunatic, yet there can be no doubt that he refers to the scribes, as...
Matthew 17:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. O faithless and perverse generation! - These and...
Matthew 17:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 .
Matthew 17:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 17:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

O faithless and perverse generation. — The words were obviously addressed both to the scribes and the disciples. Both had shown their want of the faith which utters itself in prayer to the Father;...
Matthew 17:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Matthew 17:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"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...
Matthew 17:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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...
Matthew 17:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Jesus answered and said ,.... Not to the disciples, but to the father of the child; see Mark 9:19 and those that were with him, and the Scribes that were present, disputing with the disciples...
Matthew 17:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 17. O faithless and perverse generation...
Matthew 17:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew 17:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 17:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Matthew 17:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 17:18 " .
Matthew 17:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 17:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 17:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew 17:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Matthew 17:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Jesus answered and said, 0 faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to Me.
Matthew 17:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 13:18 ; Exodus 10:3 ; Exodus 16:28 ; Hebrews 3:16-19 ; Jeremiah 4:14 ; John 20:27 ; Luke 24:25 ; Luke 9:41 ; Mark 16:14 ; Mark 9:19 ; Matthew 13:58 ; Matthew 16:8 ; Matthew 6:30 ;...
Matthew 17:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

O unbelieving and perverse generation — Our Lord speaks principally this to his disciples. How long shall I be with you? — Before you steadfastly believe?

Matthew 17:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 17:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 17:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 17:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 17:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 17:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 17:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 17:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 17:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 17:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 17:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 17:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 17:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes