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From that moment the boy was well. <a href="/esv/matthew/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. <a href="/bsb/matthew/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment. <a href="/blb/matthew/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour. <a href="/kjv/matthew/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/17.htm">New King James Version</a> And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed at once. <a href="/nasb/matthew/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once. <a href="/lsb/matthew/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once. <a href="/amp/matthew/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed at once. <a href="/csb/matthew/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was healed. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was healed. <a href="/asv/matthew/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour. <a href="/cev/matthew/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Jesus spoke sternly to the demon. It went out of the boy, and right then he was healed. <a href="/erv/matthew/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jesus rebuked him; and the devil went out from him: and the boy was cured from that hour. <a href="/gwt/matthew/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus ordered the demon to come out of the boy. At that moment the boy was cured. <a href="/gnt/matthew/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus gave a command to the demon, and it went out of the boy, and at that very moment he was healed. <a href="/isv/matthew/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed that very hour. <a href="/msb/matthew/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment. <a href="/net/matthew/17.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment. <a href="/nheb/matthew/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour. <a href="/wbt/matthew/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. <a href="/wey/matthew/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment. <a href="/web/matthew/17.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour. <a href="/blb/matthew/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour. <a href="/ylt/matthew/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour. <a href="/slt/matthew/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus censured him; and the demon went forth out of him: and the child was cured from that hour.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 17:17>And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour. <a href="/nabre/matthew/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him; and the boy was healed from that very hour. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And Yeshua rebuked it and the demon went out from him and The Boy was healed from that moment.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he came out of him: and the child was cured from that hour.<CM> <a href="/godbey/matthew/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out from him, and the child was healed from that hour. <a href="/haweis/matthew/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil came out of him; and the child was cured from that hour. <a href="/mace/matthew/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> bring him hither to me, and Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him: so that the child was cured from that very hour. <a href="/wey/matthew/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment. <a href="/worrell/matthew/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Jesus rebuked it, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour. <a href="/worsley/matthew/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Bring him here to me. And when Jesus rebuked him, the demon departed out of him, and the child was cured from that time. <a href="/parallel/matthew/17-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4945" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/17.htm">The Boy with a Demon</a> …17“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.” 18<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2008.htm" title="2008: epetimēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From epi and timao; to tax upon, i.e. Censure or admonish; by implication, forbid.">rebuked</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the demon,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: daimonion (N-NNS) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">it</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">came out</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the boy,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3816.htm" title="3816: pais (N-NMS) -- Perhaps from paio; a boy, or, a girl, and a child; specially, a slave or servant.">he</a> <a href="/greek/2323.htm" title="2323: etherapeuthē (V-AIP-3S) -- From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve.">was healed</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinēs (DPro-GFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōras (N-GFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">moment.</a> 19Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Mark 9:25-27</a> When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.” / After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.” / But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up. <a href="/luke/9-42.htm">Luke 9:42</a> Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Matthew 8:16</a> When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. <a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22</a> Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see. <a href="/mark/1-25.htm">Mark 1:25-26</a> But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” / At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek. <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Luke 4:35</a> But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him. <a href="/acts/16-18.htm">Acts 16:18</a> She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. <a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Matthew 10:1</a> And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness. <a href="/mark/3-11.htm">Mark 3:11</a> And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” <a href="/luke/10-17.htm">Luke 10:17</a> The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” <a href="/acts/5-16.htm">Acts 5:16</a> Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed. <a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">Matthew 9:32-33</a> As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus. / And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” <a href="/mark/7-29.htm">Mark 7:29-30</a> Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.” / And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone. <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">Luke 11:14</a> One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed, <a href="/acts/19-12.htm">Acts 19:12</a> so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.rebuked.<a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22</a> Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.<a href="/mark/1-34.htm">Mark 1:34</a> And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.<a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Mark 5:8</a> For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.from.<a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Matthew 9:22</a> But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.<a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Matthew 15:28</a> Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.<a href="/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52,53</a> Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/17-17.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Child</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Instantly</a> <a href="/matthew/17-17.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Lad</a> <a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Once</a> <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Rebuked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-27.htm">Reprimanded</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/9-19.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/matthew/18-2.htm">Child</a> <a href="/matthew/19-2.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/matthew/17-19.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/19-2.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/matthew/18-1.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Instantly</a> <a href="/matthew/17-19.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/7-7.htm">Lad</a> <a href="/matthew/26-16.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/matthew/18-32.htm">Once</a> <a href="/matthew/18-25.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/matthew/19-13.htm">Rebuked</a> <a href="/mark/1-25.htm">Reprimanded</a> <a href="/matthew/17-21.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 17</div>1. <a href="/matthew/17-1.htm">The transfiguration of Jesus.</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/17-14.htm">He heals the boy with a demon,</a> 22. <a href="/matthew/17-22.htm">foretells his own passion,</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">and pays tribute.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jesus rebuked the demon In this phrase, Jesus demonstrates His authority over the spiritual realm. The act of rebuking is a command that shows His power over demonic forces, a theme consistent throughout the Gospels. This authority is rooted in His divine nature, as seen in other instances such as <a href="/mark/1-25.htm">Mark 1:25</a> and <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Luke 4:35</a>. The rebuke signifies not only a verbal command but also a spiritual confrontation, emphasizing Jesus' role as the ultimate victor over evil.and it came out of the boy The immediate response of the demon to Jesus' command highlights the power of His word. This event is a fulfillment of the messianic prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, where the Messiah is described as one who sets captives free. The expulsion of the demon also serves as a sign of the in-breaking of God's kingdom, where evil is defeated and God's reign is established. This act is a testament to Jesus' mission to liberate those oppressed by spiritual forces.and he was healed from that moment The healing of the boy is both physical and spiritual, illustrating the comprehensive nature of Jesus' miracles. The phrase "from that moment" indicates the immediacy and completeness of the healing, underscoring the transformative power of Jesus' intervention. This healing is a foretaste of the ultimate restoration promised in the eschatological hope of <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where all suffering and pain will be eradicated. The boy's healing also serves as a type of the greater spiritual healing available through faith in Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who performs the miracle of casting out the demon. His authority and power are emphasized. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_boy.htm">The Boy</a> A young boy who is possessed by a demon, causing him great suffering. His condition is the catalyst for the events in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_demon.htm">The Demon</a> A malevolent spiritual being that has taken control of the boy, causing him physical harm and distress. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Followers of Jesus who were unable to cast out the demon, prompting Jesus to intervene. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> A group of onlookers witnessing the event, representing the public who often followed Jesus to see His works.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a> Jesus' ability to cast out the demon with a command demonstrates His divine authority over all spiritual realms. Believers can trust in His power and sovereignty. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_unbelief.htm">Faith and Unbelief</a> The disciples' inability to cast out the demon highlights the importance of faith. Jesus later explains that faith, even as small as a mustard seed, can move mountains. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> This passage reminds us of the reality of spiritual warfare and the need for spiritual discernment and reliance on God's power. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_fasting.htm">Prayer and Fasting</a> In the broader context, Jesus mentions that some spiritual battles require prayer and fasting, emphasizing the need for spiritual discipline. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_of_christ.htm">Compassion of Christ</a> Jesus' immediate response to the boy's suffering reflects His compassion and willingness to intervene in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 17</a> <a href="/q/how_should_christians_handle_offenses.htm">How should Christians handle personal offenses?</a> <a href="/q/which_bible_verses_support_exorcism.htm">What Bible verses support Christian exorcism practices?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_matthew_16_28_prophecy.htm">How can we reconcile Jesus's prophecy in Matthew 16:28 that some disciples would not die before seeing the Son of Man coming with the fact that they all eventually died?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_peter_differ_on_transfiguration.htm">2 Peter 1:16-18 refers to the Transfiguration; why is its account noticeably different from the synoptic Gospels' versions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) Jesus rebuked the devil.--Better, demon, as elsewhere in these cases of possession.The child was cured.--Better, the boy. <a href="/mark/9-21.htm" title="And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came to him? And he said, Of a child.">Mark 9:21</a> implies, as indeed the Greek does here, that the sufferer had passed beyond the age of childhood. St. Mark gives the words of the rebuke, "Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out from him, and enter no more into him." This was followed by a great cry and another convulsion; then he fell down, "as it were, dead," and many cried out, "He is dead." Then Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up, and the work of healing was accomplished. Calmness, and peace, and self-possession were seen instead of the convulsive agony. The spiritual power of the Healer had overcome the force, whether morbid or demoniac, which was the cause of his sufferings. Our Lord's words, it need hardly be said, assume it to have been the latter; and those who deny the reality of the possession must, in their turn, assume either that He shared the belief of the people, or accepted it because they were not able to receive any other explanation of the mysterious sufferings which they had witnessed. Each hypothesis presents difficulties of its own, and we may well be content to confess our inability to solve them. (See Note on <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm" title="And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.">Matthew 8:28</a>.) Speaking generally, the language of the New Testament seems to recognise, if not in all diseases, yet at least in all that disturb the moral equilibrium of man's nature, an infraction of the divine order, and therefore rightly sees in them the work, directly or indirectly, of the great antagonist of that order. All our Lord's works of mercy are summed up by St. Peter in the words that "He went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil" (<a href="/acts/10-38.htm" title="How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.">Acts 10:38</a>), and on this supposition the particular phenomena of each case were logically ascribed to demoniac forces.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - Jesus rebuked the devil (αὐτῷ, him). Some take the pronoun as masculine, and refer it to the diseased boy; but it is more natural that the rebuke should be addressed to the possessing demon. This is the first place where St. Matthew mentions the spiritual aspect of the malady. As the child was being brought to Jesus, a terrible scene ensued, which is described with its horrific details by St. Mark, who also gives Christ's conversation with the father, whereby he desired to arouse faith in his heart, and to draw that assurance from him which could not be obtained from the irresponsible sufferer. He departed out of him. In contrast to the faltering exorcism of the apostles, which the devil had disregarded, Jesus orders with the calmness of assured authority, and is at once obeyed. After a final act of defeated malice, the demon quitted his hold of the child. Was cured from that very hour. Never more to fall under the devil's influence, restored wholly in body and mind. There is something very mysterious in the sufferings of this poor boy, as there is in those of infants. It is plain that the description, "epileptic mania," will not connote all the features of this case. The evangelists' narrative and Christ's words and actions conclusively prove that it had a demoniacal element, and that this was miraculously eliminated. For epilepsy, I believe, no cure is known. The suddenness and the permanence (<a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Mark 9:25</a>) of the relief further demonstrate the reality of the miracle. We learn also from this incident that all possessed persons were not morally evil, that often the possession appertained to the physical and psychical nature, and had no ethical relation. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/17-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. rebuked ἐπετίμησεν (epetimēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2008.htm">Strong's 2008: </a> From epi and timao; to tax upon, i.e. Censure or admonish; by implication, forbid. [the demon], αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [it] δαιμόνιον (daimonion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. came out ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. of ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the boy], αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [he] παῖς (pais) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> Perhaps from paio; a boy, or, a girl, and a child; specially, a slave or servant. was healed ἐθεραπεύθη (etherapeuthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2323.htm">Strong's 2323: </a> From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. that ἐκείνης (ekeinēs) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. moment. ὥρας (hōras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/17-18.htm">Matthew 17:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/17-18.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 17:18 Jesus rebuked him the demon went out (Matt. 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