40And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. …
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. …
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 37-42)This passage of story in Matthew and Mark follows immediately upon that of Christ’s transfiguration, and his discourse with his disciples after it; but here it is said to be on the next day, as they were coming down from the hill , which confirms the conjecture that Christ was transfigured in the night , and, it should seem, though they did not make tabernacles as Peter proposed, yet they found so…
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