be applied to the man whose son was afflicted. He did what he could. He brought his son to the disciples. If the cure was not wrought, the fault was surely their's more than his. In fact, when the disciples, as recorded by St. Matthew, xvii. 20, asked our Lord why they could not cast out this devil, He answered them at once, "Because of your imbelief." The father, on the contrary, when our Lord said to him, "If thou canst believe all things are possible," cried out, " Lord I believe."
The words of our Lord would therefore appear to be directed partly to His own disciples, and partly to the whole generation of the Jews among whom He lived.
44. — [Let these sayings sink down into your ears.] TJie literal translation of these words would be, "Put these sayings into your ears."