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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days,.... After he had been preaching in the synagogues throughout Galilee, and after he had spent some days in prayer, and private retirement in desert places: and it was noised that he was in, the house; a report was spread throughout the city that he was in the house of Simon and Andrew, where he...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's healing a man that was sick of a palsy, ver. 1-12. II. His calling of Matthew from the receipt of custom, and his eating, upon that occasion, with publicans and sinners, and justifying himself in so doing, ver. 13-17. III. His justifying his disciples in not fasting so much as those plucking the ears of corn...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, inasmuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. He could not be hid; the healed leper had made his name so famous that men crowded to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. We expect to see the crowd round the door, but there was not room, even for the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightaway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. It is a very singular feat that, although man, in his natural state of heart, is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And straightway many were gathered together,.... From all parts of the city, insomuch that there was no room to receive them; in the house: by which it should seem to be a large one, though not large enough to hold such a numerous company as were got together: no, not so much as about the door; or the places before the door, the porch, the court,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they came unto him,.... A considerable body of people, townsmen, friends, and relations of the person after mentioned: bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four; carried by four men upon their shoulders, as if he was a dead carcass; so weak and enfeebled was he by his disease, that he could not walk, or be otherwise brought; or...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they came unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, A paralyzed person: that is the exact word — one, who could not come himself, but had a very anxious desire to come. They came to him, bringing a paralytic. Mar_2:3. Which was borne of four. Your neighbors agreed to lift him
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press,.... To the room where Jesus was, nor into the house, nor even to the door, the crowd about it was so great, they uncovered the roof where he was. The Arabic version reads it, "they went up to the roof"; and the Persic thus, "they carried him up upon the roof". The place where Christ was,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, They had tried the door very many times, but could not possibly enter. Mar_2:4. They uncovered the roof where he was: They, perhaps, went up the stairway of the next house, and then from one flat roof to another till they came to the top of the verandah which sheltered Christ while he...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
When Jesus saw their faith,.... The faith of the sick man, and his friends, who seemed confident, that could they get at Christ, a cure would be wrought: the faith of the one appears in suffering himself to be brought in such a manner, under so much weakness; and with so much trouble; and of the other in bringing him, and breaking through so many...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When Jesus saw their faith, For he has a very quick eye to faith: and though we do not read that they had said anything, and, therefore, they had not expressed their faith, yet this bold and venturous action in breaking up the roof and letting all the dust fall about the Saviour’s head, not fearing that they should provoke him, but trusting in his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts. They had come with a bad motive. They wanted to find fault, and they took their seats that they might hear everything very carefully, take notes of it, and put it down, and make as much mischief of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But there were certain of the Scribes sitting there,.... In the upper room where Jesus was, to watch and observe what he said:, and did: and reasoning in their hearts; upon the above words of Christ, in the following manner.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say to the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?.... They took Christ to be a mere man, and reasoned with themselves, that he must be a blasphemer, in assuming that to himself, which was peculiar to God: they seem astonished at his words, and wonder at his arrogance, and to be filled with indignation and resentment at him; saying, who can forgive sins...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only. Which was quite true, but then he was God, and therefore it was not blasphemy. Blasphemy it would have been had he not been divine.