Matthew 17:15
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.”
πίπτω
To fall, to drop, to fail. Pipto. A sparrow does not fall to the ground outside your Father's care. Nothing happens to you by accident. Every fall is within the knowledge of God.
υἱός
son,
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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κύριος
15] Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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πῦρ
fire
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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πάσχω
suffers;
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πάσχω
To suffer, to experience. Pascho. He learned obedience through what He suffered. Suffering is not wasted in God's economy. It produces something that ease never can.
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ἐλεέω
do have mercy on
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ἐλεέω
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
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ὕδωρ
water.
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ὕδωρ
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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σεληνιάζομαι
he is epileptic
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σεληνιάζομαι
to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy
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κακῶς
miserably
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κακῶς
badly (physically or morally)
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πολλάκις
often
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πολλάκις
many times, i.e. frequently
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