Matthew 17:14

The Demoniac

14 ¹When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

Matthew 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 17:14

And when they were come to the multitude
Which was on the next day, as in ( Luke 9:37 ) when Christ and his three disciples, Peter, James, and John, came down from the mount to the other nine, with whom the multitude of the people were; during their stay on the mountain,

there came to him a certain man;
who was, as Mark says, "one of the multitude"; and as Luke, "a man of the company": who had applied to the nine disciples on the behalf of his son, but without success, and was waiting till Christ came from the mount; who when he saw him, made up to him, and

kneeling down to him
in the manner of a supplicant, doing him homage and worship; hereby showing his great esteem of him, and veneration for him,

and saying
the following words:

Matthew 17:14 In-Context

12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

13 Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

15 "Lord , have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill ; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

16 "I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 17:14-19: {Mark 9:14-28;} Matthew 17:14-18: {Luke 9:37-42}