37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
88 And, behold, a man of the com-
Eany cried out, saying, Master, I eseech {hee, look upon my son : for he is mine only chila.
39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out ; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruis- ing him hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought thy disciples to past him out ; and they could not.
41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I oe with you, and suffer you ? Bring thy son nither.
42 And 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.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, ne said unto Ms disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they imderstood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not : and they feared to ask him of that saying.
The event described in these verses took place immedi- ately after the transfiguration. The Lord Jesus, we should remark, did not tarry long on the Mount of Olives. His communion with Moses and Elias was very short. He soon returned to His accustomed work of doing good to a sin-stricken world. In His life on earth, to receive honour and have visions of glory was the exception. To minister to others, to heal all who were oppressed by the devil, to do acts of mercy to sinners, was the rule. Happy are those Christians who have learned of Jesus to live for others more than for themselves, and who understand that it is ''more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts xx. 35.)
We have, first, in these verses, an example of whqit a parent ahauld do when he k troubled about his children^ We are told of a man in sore distress about his only 3on. This son was possessed by an evil apirit> and grievously tormented by hixn> both in body ajxi sQul. In his distress the ^thex m^i^e^ application to our Lor^ Jef us Christ for