2 Kings 4:29-31; Acts 19:15; Acts 19:16; Acts 3:16; Luke 9:40; Matthew 17:19; Matthew 17:20
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 h...
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 til...
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 supe...
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 portio...
The Transfiguration 1-8. The Transfiguration ( Mark 9:2 ; Luke 9:28 ). St. Leo rightly apprehended the historical situation when he said that in...
Healing of the lunatic (epileptic) ( Mark 9:14 ; Luke 9:37 ). St. Mark's account is much the fullest. Christ descends from the mount to resume His...
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 proba...
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 valle...
"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 o...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
Only six days intervened before the three disciples witnessed the transfiguration of the Lord Jesus. Luke says, "about eight days after these things,...
The Expulsion of a Demon. 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came...
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...
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...
The Problem of Unbelief, The Reason For Unbelief, And The One Who Will Triumph Through Faith (17:14-23). At the commencement of this section we le...
“And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.” But then came the body blow. The disciples had been unable to cure the boy. It i...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 17:15 . Lunatick. — Epileptic (R.V.). “The child was a possessed epileptic lunatic.” Matthew 17:20 . Grain of mustard...
Matthew 17:2 . He was transfigured before them. Μεταμορφωθη, was transformed before them. Matthew, Mark, and Luke record this vision; and name the...
EXPOSITION Matthew 17:1-40 The Transfiguration of Jesus . ( Mark 9:2-41 ; Luke 9:28-42 .) This mysterious event was intended primarily...
The Healing of a Lunatic. Matthew 17:14-21 The return to the people:
And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not cure him. While Jesus had been on the mountain with the three disciples overnight, a multit...
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.