Matthew 17:18

And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
rebuked	ἐπετίμησεν epetimēsen	G2008	to tax upon · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
devil	δαιμόνιον, daimonion	G1140	a dæmonic being · noun — nominative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
he	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
departed	ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
out	ἀπ᾽ ap᾽	G575	"off · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
child	παῖς pais	G3816	a boy (as often beaten with impunity) · noun — nominative singular masculine
cured	ἐθεραπεύθη etherapeuthē	G2323	to wait upon menially · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
very	ἐκείνης.¶ ekeinēs	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — genitive singular feminine
hour	ὥρας hōras	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was ma…
Mark 1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Matthew 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and sa…
Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from…
Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Mark 9:25-27 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee,…
Luke 4:35-36 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and…
Luke 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in…

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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…

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John Gill on Matthew 17:18

And Jesus rebuked the devil,.... The words may indeed be rendered, "and Jesus rebuked him, and the devil departed out of him"; so the Vulgate Latin, and the Oriental versions; but the sense our version gives is certainly right; for it was not the father of the child Christ rebuked for his unbelief; this he had done already; nor the lunatic himself, as some have thought, either for his unbelief, or because he was possessed by the devil, for some sins of his own; which is not likely, since he was so from a child, and perhaps not now in his right mind, and capable of any rebuke: besides, the Evangelists Mark, and Luke expressly say, that he "rebuked the foul", or "unclean spirit": for though it…

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John Calvin on Matthew 17:14-18

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

In which deed He left an example to preachers to attack sins, but to assist men.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He rebuked him, that is, not the sufferer, but the dæmons. Or, His reproof was to the child, because for his sins he had been seized on by the dæmons.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 17) And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour. It was not the boy who suffered, but rather the demon who ought to be rebuked. Whether he rebuked the boy, and the demon came out of him: because he had been oppressed by the demon due to his own sins.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Demons · The epileptic boy — The epileptic boy
Doubting · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
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).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:14-21

John Gill on Matthew 17:18

John Calvin on Matthew 17:14-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:14-21

John Gill on Matthew 17:18

John Calvin on Matthew 17:14-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 17:17