And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
- BSB Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
- NKJV And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
- NASB And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed at once.
- NLT Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.
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Quick answer
Jesus rebukes the demon, it leaves, and the boy is healed instantly. His word alone accomplishes what the disciples could not.
Overview
With a single authoritative command Christ delivers the boy, demonstrating his sovereign power over the demonic. The immediacy of the cure ('from that hour') underscores his lordship over evil. This deliverance is a sign of the kingdom breaking in and a foretaste of Christ's ultimate triumph over Satan at the cross.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 9:22But 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.
- Mark 1:34And 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.
- Matt 12:22Then 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.
- Acts 19:13–15Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
- Mark 5:8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
- Luke 4:35–36And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
- Acts 16:18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
- Luke 8:29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
- Luke 9:42And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
- Matt 15:28Then 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.
- Mark 9:25–27When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
- John 4:52–53Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
- Luke 4:41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
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