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For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
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Faith Falls at His Feet
Commentators highlight the woman's immediate and humble response. Upon hearing of Jesus, she "came and fell down at his feet." Scholars see this not just as a sign of respect, but as an act of desperate faith from a soul who believed Jesus had the power to help. Matthew Henry notes that Christ never turns away a soul who approaches him with such humility.
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Whose little daughter (ης το θυγατριον αυτης). Diminutive with tender touch. Note "whose" and "her" like vernacular today.
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19th Century
Baptist
Christ capitulated at once, yielded to the strong arms of conquering prayer and faith, and so the pleading woman had her will.
One of the persons who sought out Jesus was a Gentile woman. No doubt she had heard about his healing powers and came to him because her daughter w…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For a certain woman One way and means by which he came to be more openly discovered who he was, was this; a woman in…
Presbyterian
Christ never turned anyone away who fell at His feet, something a poor, trembling soul can do. As she was a good woman, she was also a good mother.…
