Matthew 17:15 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 17:15

“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

BSB

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ASV

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water.

KJV

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Vers. 14, 15.) Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and suffers greatly: for he often falls into fire and frequently into water. And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him. This is why the devil, observing the course of the moon, seizes upon men and strives to defame the Creator through His creatures, as we have said above.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And the case of afflicted children should be presented to God by faithful and fervent prayer. This child's distemper, probably, disabled him to pray for himself. Note, Parents are doubly concerned to pray for their children, not only that are weak and cannot, but much more that are wicked and will not, pray for themselves.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Lord, have mercy - The word “Lord” here means “Sir,” a title of civility, not implying divinity. My son - This was an only son (Luke). He was possessed with a devil.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

We read in this passage another of our Lord’s great miracles. He heals a young man lunatic and possessed with a devil. The first thing we see in these verses is a lively emblem of the awful influence sometimes exercised by Satan over the young. We are told of a certain man’s son, who was “lunatic and sore vexed.” We are told of the evil spirit pressing him on to the destruction of body and soul: “Oftimes he falleth into the fire and oft into the water.”

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κύριε,	kurie	[15] Lord,	G2962 →
ἐλέησόν	eleēson	do have mercy on	G1653 →
μου	mou	my	G3165 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
υἱόν,	huion	son,	G5207 →
ὅτι	hoti	for	G3754 →
σεληνιάζεται	selēniazetai	he is epileptic	G4583 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κακῶς	kakōs	miserably	G2560 →
πάσχει·	paschei	suffers;	G3958 →
πολλάκις	pollakis	often	G4178 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
πίπτει	piptei	he falls	G4098 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πῦρ	pur	fire	G4442 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πολλάκις	pollakis	often	G4178 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὕδωρ.	hudōr	water.	G5204 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 4:24
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
leads to
- Matthew 8:6
  “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
- Matthew 12:22
  Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- Luke 2:2
  This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
- Matthew 15:22
  And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
- Luke 5:15
  But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
Through
Job 2:7
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:35
  The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
- Job 30:30
  My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
- Isaiah 1:6
  From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew