“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.”
Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father — even while the boy was coming: the demon's last violent act before expulsion. The rebuking, healing, and giving back to the father are the three actions of the exorcism. Gave him back to his father echoes the widow of Nain (7:15) — the return of the child to the parent is the completion of the restoration.
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