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Matthew 17:16–17

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Matthew 17:16

16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

Matthew 17:17

17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 17:16

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

cure

A healing; the act of healing; restoration to health from disease, and to soundness from a wound.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 17:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

answered

Replied or responded; spoke in answer to a person, statement, or situation.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

faithless

Without faith or belief; untrustworthy, disloyal, or false to duty or promise.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

perverse

Literally, turned aside; hence, distorted from the right.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

long

Extending a great distance or duration; also to desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

suffer

To bear, undergo, or endure pain, loss, or hardship; also to allow or permit.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 16

  1. Matthew 17:19–20
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  2. Acts 19:15–16
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  3. Luke 9:40
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  4. 2 Kings 4:29–31
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  5. Acts 3:16
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From verse 17

  1. Numbers 14:11
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  2. Matthew 6:30
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  3. Hebrews 3:16–19
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  4. Mark 16:14
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  5. Mark 9:19
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