With unclean spirits (απο πνευματων ακαθαρτων). In an amphibolous position for it can be construed with "troubled," (present passi…

Vexed. In our common usage, the word vex means to provoke or irritate by petty provocations. In this context, however, it means <…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: After the Apostles were ordained and large crowds had gathered from the region of Judea and the coast…

The “level place” is probably a flat area or plateau on the “mountainside” mentioned in Mt 5:1. Luke mentions a “large crowd” of Jesus’ disciples p…

And they that were vexed with unclean spirits
Were possessed with devils, and sadly tormented and afflicted by them:…

We often think half an hour is a great deal of time to spend in meditation and private prayer, but Christ spent entire nights engaged in these duti…