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So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him."
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The Root of Failure: Unbelief
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the disciples' inability to heal the boy was not due to a permanent loss of their God-given authority, but a temporary lapse in faith. Scholars like Gill and Aquinas note this unbelief was present not only in the disciples but also in the boy's father and the surrounding crowd. This highlights that God's power through us is not automatic or magical, but is connected to active faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I brought him to your disciples, etc. That is, not to the apostles, for they had power over unclean spirits (Matthew 10:8)…
19th Century
Anglican
They could not cure him—This, then, would seem to have been the subject of the debate. The scribes were taunting the disciples, wh…
Baptist
Down from communion with saints and the confirmation of His claims by the Father’s voice, our Lord comes to give battle to the devil. Our Moses des…
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When Jesus returned to the other nine disciples he is approached by a man with an epileptic son. “Epilepsy” in this instance is associated with dem…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I brought him to your disciples To the nine, whilst Christ was with the other three upon the mountain: no doubt …
The case of afflicted children should be presented to God by faithful and fervent prayer. Christ cured the child. Though the people were perverse, …
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, He foretells the tranquility of glory, which is assaulted by diabolical possession and the disturbance of men. He foretells that the first as…
