supreme in authority · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
mercy
ἐλέησόνeleēson
G1653
to compassionate (by word or deed · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
on
υἱόν,huion
G5207
a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — accusative singular masculine
my
μοῦmoû
G3450
of me
son
υἱόςhuiós
G5207
a "son" (sometimes of animals)
for
ὅτιhoti
G3754
demonstrative · conjunction
lunatick
σεληνιάζεταιselēniazetai
G4583
to be moon-struck · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
sore
κακῶςkakōs
G2560
badly (physically or morally) · adverb
vexed
πάσχει·paschei
G3958
to experience a sensation or impression (usually painfu… · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
for
γὰρgar
G1063
properly · conjunction
ofttimes
πολλάκιςpollakis
G4178
many times · adverb
falleth
πίπτειpiptei
G4098
to fall (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
fire
πῦρpur
G4442
"fire" (literally or figuratively · noun — accusative singular neuter
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
oft
πολλάκιςpollakis
G4178
many times · adverb
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
water
ὕδωρ.hudōr
G5204
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — accusative singular neuter
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and tho…
Job 1:10-19 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hand…
Job 2:7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Matthew 8:31-32 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Matthew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daug…
Mark 5:4-5 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in piec…
Mark 5:22-23 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
Mark 9:17-18 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:14-21
We have here the miraculous cure of a child that was lunatic and vexed with a devil. Observe,
I. A melancholy representation of the case of this child, made to Christ by the afflicted father. This was immediately upon his coming down from the mountain where he was transfigured. Note, Christ's glories do not make him unmindful of us and of our wants and miseries. Christ, when he came down from the mount, where had conversation with Moses and Elias, did not take state upon him, but was as easy of access, as ready to poor beggars, and as familiar with the multitude, as ever he used to be. This poor man's address was very importunate; he came kneeling to Christ. Note, Sense of misery will bring…
Lord, have mercy on my son,.... He addressed him with great marks of honour and respect, not only by gesture, but by words; he craves mercy, pity, and compassion; for the case he had to present, was a miserable one; and his earnestness and importunity he hoped might be excused, since it was for a child of his own. Luke adds "for he is mine only child"; and therefore his affection for him must be thought to be very strong, and he greatly concerned for its grievous affliction, and earnestly desirous of its health and life.
For he is lunatic: not a mad man, but troubled with the epileptic disease; upon which, as on madness or lunacy, the changes and full of the moon have an influence: hence th…
Matthew 17:14-18
Matthew 17:14-18
Mark 9:14-27
Luke 9:37-43
14. And when they were come to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling before him, 15. And saying, Lord, have compassion on my son, for he is lunatic, and is grievously distressed; for frequently he falleth into the fire, and frequently into the water. 16. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17. And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse nation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me. 18. And Jesus rebuked the devil, who went out of him; and from that instant the child was cured.
14. And when he came to the disciples, he saw a great multitude a…
The Church Fathers
(Quaest. Ev. i. 22.) Or the fire pertains to anger, which aims upwards, water to the lusts of the flesh.
The lunatic is figuratively one who is hurried into fresh vices every hour, one while is cast into the fire, with which the hearts of the adulterers burn; or again into the waters of pleasures or lusts, which yet have not strength to quench love. (Hos. 7:4, 6.)
If every disease and weakness which our Savior cured at that time among the people represents different symptoms in the soul, it stands to reason that by the paralytics are symbolized the palsied in soul, who keep it lying paralyzed in the body. By those who are blind are symbolized those who are blind in respect of things seen by the soul alone, and these are really blind. And by the deaf are symbolized those who are deaf in regard to the reception of the word of salvation. On the same principle it will be necessary that the matters regarding the epileptic should be investigated. This disease attacks those who suffer from it at considerable intervals, during which time he who suffers from it seems in no way to differ from the man in good health, at the season when the epilepsy is not working on him. You will find some souls that are often considered to be healthy suffering from symptoms like these in their chastity and the other virtues. But there comes a time when they are attacked by a kind of epilepsy, and then they seem to fall from their solid foundation and are seized by the deceits and other desires of this world.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Demoniacs — This word is frequently used in the New Testament, and applied to persons suffering under the possession of a demon or evil spirit, such possession generally showing itself visibly in bodily disease…
Lunatics — (from the Latin Luna, the moon, because insane persons, especially those who had lucid intervals, were once supposed to be affected by the changes of the moon). This word is used twice in the New…
Demons · The epileptic boy — The epileptic boy
Diseases · Mentioned in scripture: Lunacy — Mentioned in scripture: Lunacy
Doubting · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
Insanity · Cured by Jesus — Cured by Jesus
Miracles Of Christ, The · Devils cast out — Devils cast out
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Elijah’s presence at the transfiguration prompted a question about the view that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Mal 4:5-6). In pointing to John the Baptist, Jesus reinforced the unexpected idea that the Messiah must suffer, even as his precursor had suffered (Matt 14:3-12).
