24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
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And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-29)We have here the story of Christ casting the devil out of a child, somewhat more fully related than it was in Matt. 17:14 Observe here, I. Christ’s return to his disciples, and the perplexity he found them in. He laid aside his robes of glory, and came to look after his family, and to enquire what was become of them. Christ’s glory above does not make him forget the concerns of his church below, w…
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