neither overcome by miracles, when they are done, and vilify, when they are not done! Suffer you; endure your perverseness and unbelief. How long shall I be with you? Applied to a generation or race of people, it means that they hold opinions turned or perverted from the truth, and that they were wicked in their conduct. 17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? Had all the miracles and wonders gone for nothing? how long shall I suffer you? shall I be with you? HENRY ALFORD (1810-1871) The New Testament for English Readers Matthew Commentary. 17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. Unlike many other events, Jesus did not announce that it would happen, the disciples certainly did not … -. Matthew 17:17 Context. 17.] That secret unbelief may lie hid and undiscerned in a person's heart, which neither others nor himself may take notice of, until some trial doth discover it. Jesus expects more rapid progress from them. how long shall I suffer you? The indwelling Deity darted out its rays through the veil of the flesh; and that with such transcendent splendour, that he no longer bore the form of a servant. This miracle teaches that it takes the power of faith to overcome the enemy (Matthew 17:20; Mark 9:19, 23-24).Why had the nine disciples failed? Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. scoff at them and their master. Distorted, twisted in two, corrupt. Comment by Alford on Mt 24:21 describing the "Great Tribulation" showing that he is at least in part "futuristic": "Our Lord still has in view the prophecy of Daniel (Da 12:1), and this citation … Bengel remarks, “severo elencho discipuli accensentur turbæ.” Compare the διὰ τὴν ὀλιγοπιστίαν ὑμῶν, Matthew 17:20, which however does not make this so certain, linked as it is to ὦ γενεὰ ἄ πιστος, as in the rec(145). Wyc., wayward. This blanket indictment of all present, including the Twelve, especially the nine who had failed, gives an insight into the frustration which threatened the Master's heaven-born mission to men. The man had faith, Mark 9:24. Matthew 17:17. That is, this cure shall be effected if you have faith. [791]— ἔσομαι , κ . His face shone with Divine majesty, like the sun in its strength; and all his body was so irradiated by it, that his clothes could not conceal its glory, but became white and glittering as the very light, with which he covered himself as with a garment. This is the reason why Christ declares that they are no longer worthy to be endured, and threatens that ere long he will separate from them. The disciples were not sensible of that unbelief which lay hid in them, till this occasion did discover it. Bring the boy here to me.'" Help my unbelief, Mark 9:24. ‘And Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? Consider, how often thou hast straggled over the mouth of the bottomless pit, and art not yet fallen into the boiling caldron, that fiery furnace. (791)— ἔσομαι, κ. τ. λ., shall I be, etc.) Timelines. Sign up for an account to try it FREE for 30 days. , complained, and he was therein sinful; for no sinner may thus rebuke his fellow. Matthew shows that he was interested in the end of the world. How long shall I be with you? Those are searing words. . The local *church would settle arguments between Christians (18:15-17). John MacArthur takes the reader through an expositional study of the first seven chapters of Matthew’s gospel. 1 And after six days Jesus taketh a Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,. suffer you? 23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief. Man now stands across to all goodness, is born with his back towards heaven, a perverse and crooked creature, Deuteronomy 32:5, having his upper lip standing where his nether lip should, Proverbs 19:1, and all parts else out of frame and joint. There seems to be an inconsistency between the charge of little faith in Mt 17:20a and that of not even a little in Mt 17:20b. Introductions to the Bible. levelled especially against the scribes (see Mark 9:14); and yet the disciples escaped not altogether untouched. text: see digest. The tone of His voice, gently reproachful, would show that. The earth could not bear Korah and his company, but clave under and swallowed them up: as it soon after spewed out the Canaanites, who had filled it with filthiness from corner to corner, Ezra 9:11. The affliction was fixed and lasting. Upbraiding them with the length of time he had been with them, in which so many wonderful works had been done among them, and yet they remained unbelieving and incorrigible; and intimating, that his patience and longsuffering would not always continue; and that in a short time, he should be gone from them, and they should no longer enjoy the benefit of his ministry and miracles, but wrath should come upon them to the uttermost: but however, whilst he was with them, notwithstanding all their unbelief and obstinacy, he should go on to do good; and therefore says. He found it very hard to bear when He knew how faithful their Father was, and how He loved them. Matthew 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? Their faith should have been true. οὐ τῆς ἐκείνων ἀσθενείας τοσοῦτον τὸ πταῖσμα. Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away: ouranos kai e ge pareleusetai (3SFMI) oi de logoi mou ou me parelthosin (3PAAS): (Heaven: Mt 5:18 Ps 102:26 Isa 34:4, 51:6, 54:10 Jer 31:35,36 Heb 1:11,12 2Pe 3:7-12 Rev 6:14 20:11)(My: Nu 23:19 Ps 19:7 89:34 Pr 30:5 Isa 40:8 55:11 Titus 1:2 1Pe 1:25 Rev 3:14). And perverse generation] Depraved, distorted, dislocated, διεστραμμενη. You can almost see the impotent, humbled disciples casting chastened glances at each other. He adds further, that the case had existed during the whole life of his son, from a child. . Help me to overcome my unbelief. For, while our Lord attracts to him the teachable by the utmost mildness, supports the weak, and gently arouses even the sluggish, he does not spare those crooked serpents, on whom he perceives that no remedies can effect a cure. - These and the following words may be considered as spoken: To the disciples, because of their unbelief, Matthew 17:20. The disciples, seeing the obstinacy of the case - seeing that he was a deaf-mute, wasted away, torn, and foaming - despaired of being able to cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long 3. How long? Nevertheless, he did not lose patience with them but prepared to perform another mighty wonder before their eyes. bring him hither to me. . Mark, whose record is here by far the fullest, relates that at this moment “the spirit tare him,” and that he “wallowed foaming,” in the paroxysm of a fresh convulsion; that our Lord then asked, “How long is it ago since this came unto him?” and was told that he had suffered from his childhood; that the father appealed, half-despairing, to our Lord’s pity, “If thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us;” and was told that it depended on his own faith, “If thou canst believe; all things are possible to him that believeth;” and then burst out into the cry of a faith struggling with his despair, “Lord, I believe; help Thou my unbelief;” and that that faith, weak as it was, was accepted as sufficient. O faithless generation! Matthew 17:21 "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." [Compare Hebrews 5:11-14.] If my faith is defective, supply what is lacking. 7. 17. Healing of the Demoniac and Lunatic Boy (Mt 17:14-21). Let not the defect of my faith be in the way of this blessing. And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? Mark adds Mark 9:20-22 that when he that was possessed was brought, the spirit, by a last desperate struggle, threw him down and tore him, and left him apparently dead. о род неверный и развращенный! Nor can the people be meant, who are not concerned at all, any more than the father of the sufferer, who, in fact, invoked the help of Jesus because he had faith in Him. For the ideas compare Deuteronomy 32:5. O faithless and perverse generation] He reproves the nine disciples, but rejects them not. Ver. - That is, how long shall I bear with you? How long shall I bear with you? Upon this the scribes insult and O unbelieving and perverse generation! whose weak faith subjected the cause of God to ridicule, are all a part of this faithless and perverse generation, and all have a share in this rebuke of our Lord. How long is it necessary to show such patience and forbearance with your unbelief and perversity? Clarke's Matthew 17:17 Bible Commentary O faithless and perverse generation! bring him hither to me. The This was a case of uncommon obstinacy. Here, the substitution of the consequent for the antecedent. These words recommend family-love and peace, as conducing very much to the comfort of human life. Exodus 32:19 . Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. - These and the following words may be considered as spoken: Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! Jesus was far away in spirit from all, lonely, worn out, and longing for the end, as the question following ( , etc.) 6. Pro 17:1. Matthew 17:17. O faithless and perverse generation! These words also are directed, not unto the disciples, but to the father of the child; for so it is said in Luke 9:41 "bring thy son hither"; and so the Syriac renders it here "bring thou him"; though, as expressed in the plural number, may very well be thought to intend him, and his friends. Four men wrote the Good News about Jesus. To the whole multitude, who were slow of heart to believe in him as the Messiah, notwithstanding the miracles which he wrought. λ.] Suffer you — Moses, in Numbers 22:10, complained, and he was therein sinful; for no sinner may thus rebuke his fellow. Homo est inversus decalogus. μεθʼ ὑμῶν = πρὸς ὑμᾶς Luke. Bengel fitly observes: “severo elencho discipuli accensentur turbae.” That the disciples are intended (Fritzsche, Baumgarten-Crusius, Steinmeyer, Volkmar), is likewise evident from Matthew 17:20. φέρετε] like what precedes, is addressed to the disciples; it was to them that the lunatic had been brought, Matthew 17:16. Bring him here to Me. To the father of the possessed, who should have brought his son to Christ. ? Wyc., wayward. — Before you steadfastly believe? How long is it necessary to show such patience and forbearance with your unbelief and perversity? (1-2) The transformation of Jesus before His disciples. Nevertheless Jesus was concerned about their failure, because of what it revealed about them. In His view they should not have failed. Bible Reference. A Study by Scott Sperling Matthew 17:17-27 - The Temple Tax 22 When they came together in Galilee, He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. a passing touch of impatience in the excitement of the moment: How long is the time going to last during which I must be amongst you and bear with your weakness of faith, want of receptivity, and so on? Help me to overcome my unbelief. . Cancel any time. Jesus applied this, probably, to the Jews, and not to his real disciples. Reply Grace Mukama says September 9, 2020 at 1:13 pm . Less probably, it means that the disciples soon could not have Him to come thus personally to supply their lack of faith and power. - These and the following words may be considered as spoken: 1. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. Perverse (διεστραμμενη — diestrammenē). The first incident is recorded in Matthew 17:24-27, where the collectors of the temple tax ask Peter whether Jesus pays that tax. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. Matthew 17:1-7 (Scanned from Guardian of Truth, April 18, 1996, p.#244) The transfiguration of Jesus (recorded in Matthew 17 and its parallels) is a unique scene in the gospels. 2. “But by prayer and fasting”: Again, this suggests that the underlying problem was the … bring him hither to me. Audio & Video Commentaries. In this way, and in this only, are all things possible to believers. But Matthew is the only one who uses the word ‘*church’. A PROPHECY OF THINGS THAT how long shall I suffer you? 2 There he was transfigured before them. 1. impossible to be overcome, when so many evils were digested into one, deafness, dumbness, Chapter 17. The emphasis is upon {me}. 17. For the exposition of this portion, see on [1322]Mr 9:14-32. O faithless and perverse generation. How long shall I suffer you?—The words are significant as suggesting the thought that our Lord’s whole life was one long tolerance of the waywardness and perversity of men. We must also observe here, that we ought to treat men in various ways, each according to his natural disposition. (17) O faithless and perverse generation.—The words were obviously addressed both to the scribes and the disciples. This criticism concerning the lack of faith was meant for the disciples as we shall see at verse20. Bear with your shortcomings. This was a case of uncommon obstinacy. τ . how long shall I endure you? Warped. Note how the two go together. faith of the disciples (v 20) wavered by the plain difficulty of the thing, which seemed Their slowness was painful to Him; see John 14:9; John 16:31.— μεθʼ ὑμῶν, with you) Jesus was not of this world.— ἀνέξομαι, shall I suffer) An instance of Metonymia Consequentis. Why was it that they were unable to understand and believe? Philippians 2:15. Had we been among them we would have been amazed at the greatness of their faith. Oh stand and wonder at God’s patience, and be abrupt in thy repentance, lest abused mercy turn into fury. But nothing worse could happen to them than that Christ should leave them, and it was no light reproach that they rejected so disdainfully the grace of their visitation. If my faith is defective, supply what is lacking. In opposition to the context (Matthew 17:16; Matthew 17:20). Where, observe, The person upbraided, his discples: and the sin upbraided with, unbelief. In no sparing fashion, but filled with painful emotion, He ranks them, owing to their want of an energetic faith, in the category of the unbelieving generation, and hence it is that He addresses it. Upbraiding them with the length of time he had been with them, in which so many wonderful works had been done among them, and yet they remained unbelieving and incorrigible; and intimating, that his patience and longsuffering would not always continue; and that in a short time, he should be gone from them, and they should no longer enjoy the benefit of his ministry and miracles, but wrath should come upon them to the uttermost: but however, whilst he was with them, notwithstanding all their unbelief and obstinacy, he should go on to do good; and therefore says. But with Christ the pure, not merely the gain sayings of the wicked, but the short comings of humanity, were a true source of profound suffering. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? That is, this cure shall be effected if you have faith. He will do what they should have been able to do. Answer: In order to correctly interpret a passage such as Matthew 17:20, we first look at the overall context of the passage. Hence learn, 1. bring him hither to me. Exodus 32:19. The affliction was fixed and lasting. Romans 3:10-18. 1. Hebrew / Greek Grammars. chevron-left Verse 16 Read Chapter 17 Verse 18 chevron-right. This in answer to Fritzsche, who thinks that Jesus “generatim loquens” refers to the father. Bring him hither to me. But the term ‘generation’ requires a still wider reference to the race and generation, whom this company represented. {a} Ut qui volentes onus subeunt, et sub eo perdurant. Οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν] that is, as the expected Elias.The subject is the γραμματεῖς, Matthew 17:10. ἐν αὐτῷ] towards him, not classical, but comp. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? How long shall I suffer you? - Perverse means that which is twisted or turned from the proper direction; and is often used of the eyes, when one or both are turned from their natural position. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! But we must be careful not to read into it peevishness or ungraciousness. shows. Bring the boy here to me. Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” Perhaps the complaint was spoken in an undertone, just audible to those near, and then, aloud: : bring him to me, said to the crowd generally, therefore plural. 3 Just then there appeared before … λ .,, faithless , etc.) Commentary on Matthew 17:1-13 (Read Matthew 17:1-13) Now the disciples beheld somewhat of Christ's glory, as of the only begotten of the Father. Christ and his three prime disciples being absent, this child is brought to the rest to (792) The life of Jesus was a continued act of toleration. The father of the child said Mark 9:22, “If thou canst do anything, have compassion on us and help us;” an expression implying a weak faith, a lingering doubt whether he could restore him. be healed: they cannot heal him, partly, because the devil was really in him; partly, Harmony of the Gospels. They too were lacking in full faith and were perverse (constantly turning from the right path). bring him hither to me, meaning the lunatic child. The man had faith, Mark 9:24. An expression of displeasure. Figures of speech Erotesis and Ecphonesis. How long shall I bear with you?’ This brings out something of the trial that it was for Jesus to walk on earth in the midst of unbelief and failure which was so foreign to His own being. [O faithless and perverse generation, &c.] The edge of these words is bring him hither to me, meaning the lunatic child. How long shall I put up with you? One thing only was praise worthy in that sinful sentence, that she called her husband Lord: this God hath taken notice of, and recorded to her eternal commendation and others’ imitation, 1 Peter 3:6. ? Second Announcement of His Death (Mt 17:22, 23). Matthew 17:17 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Matthew 17:17, NIV: "You unbelieving and perverse generation,' Jesus replied, 'how long shall I stay with you?How long shall I put up with you? By this Jesus does not mean the scribes (Calvin), but is aiming at His disciples, who are expected to apply the exclamation to themselves, in consequence of their not being able to cure the lad of his disease. Bring him here to me.” ’. Neander and de Wette explain the words in the sense of John 4:48, as though Jesus were reflecting upon those who as yet have not known what it is to come to Him under a sense of their deepest wants, and so on.
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