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He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.
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Highlighting God's Power
Commentators explain that Jesus's question about how long the boy had suffered was intentional. By establishing the chronic, lifelong nature of the affliction, Jesus highlights the seeming hopelessness of the situation. This makes the subsequent healing an even more powerful and remarkable demonstration of His divine authority over long-entrenched evil.
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19th Century
Anglican
And he asked his father.—The question, asked as if to strongly emphasize the chronic and therefore seemingly hopeless cha…
Baptist
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 …
Here Mark describes the deadly conflict between Jesus and the demonic powers. The demon immediately threw the boy, who had been sick since childhoo…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he asked his father As he lay rolling about in this miserable condition, that the length and stubbornness of his diso…
Presbyterian
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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