And he said unto them,
This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
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Glossa Ordinaria
AD 1480
Now he expresses in the words of his petition his want of faith; for that is the reason why he adds, “But ifthou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. "For in that he says, “If thou canst do anything,” he shows that he doubts His power, because he had seen that the disciples of Christ had failed in curing him; but he says, “have compassion onus,” to show the misery of the sons, who suffered, and the father, who suffered with him. It goes on: “Jesus said unto him, If thoucanst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”
