Matthew 17:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)18 Then Jesus spoke sternly to [the evil spirit in] the boy, and it left him, and he was immediately healed. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176918 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)18 And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour. See the chapterCommon English Bible18 Then Jesus spoke harshly to the demon. And it came out of the child, who was healed from that time on. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, "Why were we unable to cast him out?" See the chapter |
For Jesus was commanding the evil spirits to be driven out of the man, because they had been controlling him for a long time. The man was continually being guarded and his hands and feet were bound with chains. [Sometimes] he broke loose from the chains and was driven into the desert by the evil spirits.