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And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And he asked his father.—The question, asked as if to strongly emphasize the chronic and therefore seemingly hopeless cha…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Theophylact of Ohrid: After He had shown His glory on the mountain to the three disciples, He returned to the other discipl…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Here Mark describes the deadly conflict between Jesus and the demonic powers. The demon immediately threw the boy, who had been sick since childhoo…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

From a child. From this, we infer that this punishment was not inflicted on account of the sins of the individual, but was a secret judgme…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he asked his father As he lay rolling about in this miserable condition, that the length and stubbornness of his diso…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The father of the suffering youth reflected on the lack of power in the disciples, but Christ would have him attribute the disappointment to the la…

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