And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him,
We have here the miraculous cure of a child that was lunatic and vexed with a devil. Observe, I. A melancholy representation of the case of this child, made to Christ by the afflicted father. This was immediately upon his coming down from the mountain where he was transfigured. Note, Christ's glories do not make him unmindful of us and of our wants and miseries.
Commenting on Matthew 17:14-21
And when they were come to the multitude,.... Which was on the next day, as in Luk 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...
Verses 14-21. This narrative, with some additions, is found in . Verse 14. And when they were come to the multitude. This took place on the day following the transfiguration, . This multitude was probably composed of persons who had attended on his ministry, and many of whom were his real disciples. With them, as Mark informs us, were scribes questioning with them.