Mark 9:20

And they brought him unto him,.... The father of the child, and those that were with him, brought the child to Jesus, into his presence, before him:

and when he saw him, that is, either when Jesus…

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…

When he saw him the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, etc. - When this demon saw Jesus, he had great rage, knowing that his time was short; and hence the extraordinary convulsions mentioned…

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…

straightway the spirit The mere introduction to our Lord brings on one of the sudden and terrible paroxysms, to which he was liable.