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Having cried out, and convulsed him greatly, it came out. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, "He is dead."
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The Fury of Defeat
Commentators explain that the demon's final, violent act was a display of malice. Knowing it was defeated, it did as much harm as possible before leaving. Scholars suggest this is a pattern: when Satan is about to be cast out of a person's life, he may cause the greatest despair or turmoil right before Christ's victory is complete.
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Having torn much (σπαραξας). The uncompounded verb used in verse 20.
Became as one dead (εγενετο ωσε νεκρο…
19th Century
Anglican
Rent him sore.—The verb is the same as the “tare him” of Mark 9:20, and implies a spasm, as of horror, convulsi…
Baptist
If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, …
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The demon’s exorcism was accompanied by cries and convulsions. The effect on the boy was so severe that he seemed to the crowd to be dead. Complete…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore We rightly supply, "the spirit", as do the Syriac and Persic versions, "th…
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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