The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:15
This verse in the Vulgate is contained in Matthew 17:14 . Have mercy on my son. According to St. Luke, the father makes his plea more touching by adding that he was his only son—an appeal to which the Saviour's tender heart was always open, as when he stopped the bier at Nain, and said to the childless widow, "Weep not." He is lunatic ( σεληνια ì ξεται ). The Revised Version most unnecessarily renders the verb, he is epileptic . Doubtless the case in many respects simulated... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:14-21
The secrets of faith. A blended good and evil characterizes the present state of man. Ever since our first parents ate of the "tree of knowledge of good and evil" their children have been eating of it. The hovel is found under the very shadow of the palace. What a scene of glory was that of the Transfiguration! What a scene of misery is this at the foot of the mountain! "And when they were come to the multitude," etc. Learn— I. THAT THE POWER OF FAITH IS UNLIMITED . 1 .... read more