Matthew 17:14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.

◄ Matthew 17:14 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.

English Standard Version
And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him,

New American Standard Bible
When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

King James Bible
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they reached the crowd, a man approached and knelt down before Him. "

International Standard Version
As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt down in front of him,

American Standard Version
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying:

Darby Bible Translation
And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling on his knees before him, and saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And when they came unto the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

17:14-21 The case of afflicted children should be presented to God by faithful and fervent prayer. Christ cured the child. Though the people were perverse, and Christ was provoked, yet care was taken of the child. When all other helps and succours fail, we are welcome to Christ, may trust in him, and in his power and goodness. See here an emblem of Christ's undertaking as our Redeemer. It encourages parents to bring children to Christ, whose souls are under Satan's power; he is able to heal them, and as willing as he is able. Not only bring them to Christ by prayer, but bring them to the word of Christ; to means by which Satan's strong-holds in the soul are beaten down. It is good for us to distrust ourselves and our own strength; but it is displeasing to Christ when we distrust any power derived from him, or granted by him. There was also something in the malady which rendered the cure difficult. The extraordinary power of Satan must not discourage our faith, but quicken us to more earnestness in praying to God for the increase of it. Do we wonder to see Satan's bodily possession of this young man from a child, when we see his spiritual possession of every son of Adam from the fall!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Mt 17:14-23. Healing of a Demoniac Boy—Second Explicit Announcement by Our Lord of His Approaching Death and Resurrection. ( = Mr 9:14-32; Lu 9:37-45).

The time of this section is sufficiently denoted by the events which all the narratives show to have immediately preceded it—the first explicit announcement of His death, and the transfiguration—both being between His third and His fourth and last Passover.

Healing of the Demoniac and Lunatic Boy (Mt 17:14-21).

For the exposition of this portion, see on [1322]Mr 9:14-32.

Second Announcement of His Death (Mt 17:22, 23).