And Jesus rebuked the demon; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
See herein also his folly, in that before the multitude he appeals to Jesus against His disciples. But He clears them from shame, imputing their failure to the patient himself; for many things show that he was weak in faith. But Headdresses His reproof not to the man singly, that He may not trouble him, butto the Jews in general. For many of those present, it is likely, had improper thoughts concerning the disciples, and therefore it follows, “Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, how long shall I suffer you? "His “How long shall I be with you?” shewsthat death was desired by Him, and that He longed for His withdrawal.
