And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
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Gill's Exposition
And wheresoever he taketh him,.... The spirit, or devil, whether it be near fire, or water, whatsoever danger, or dangerous place:
he teareth him; or throws him into it, or dashes him against it; or…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 17:14-21. Mar 9:14 Questioning with them - Debating with the disciples, and attempting to confound them. This he saw as he came down from the mount. In…
Adam Clarke
Pineth away - By these continual torments; so he was not only deaf and dumb, but sorely tortured besides.
We have here the story of Christ casting the devil out of a child, somewhat more fully related than it was in Mat 17:14, etc. Observe here,
I. Christ's return to his disciples, and the perplexity he…
Cambridge Bible
wheresoever According to St Matthew these crises had a connection with changes of the moon (Mat 17:15).
he teareth him Probably this manifested itself in violent convulsions, St Vitus" dance, or the…
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