Luke 9:39
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
The verse describes a boy seized by an evil spirit or demon that makes him suddenly cry out, throws him into violent convulsions and spasms and tears at him, causes him to foam, and bruises him badly. The seizure comes on suddenly and with tearing violence, leaving him battered by the ordeal. The spirit does not readily leave him but hardly departs, and its torment continued despite the disciples' attempt to drive it out in Christ's name, with its display of power humiliating them. The scene takes place in the plain below the mount of transfiguration, after Jesus descended from the mount. No human or mortal power could relieve the boy. Jesus freed him permanently from the demon's power, stooped to lift him from the ground, and restored him to his father in health of mind and body, showing that Christ could rescue him where no mortal could help. His restoration pictures redemption as the Divine One stooping to save those enslaved by Satan, who in the plain below wait for faith and prayer to set them free.