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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. Jesus Christ came forth from God the Father that he might proclaim throughout the land the message of redeeming grace and dying love.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. It is a pity that he could not go further than to say to Christ. “If thou wilt,” but it is a great mercy that he could go as far as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus, moved with compassion,-- This is a wonderful expression: “moved with compassion.” The face of Jesus and his whole person showed that his very soul was stirred by an intense fellow-feeling for this poor leper: Jesus, moved with compassion,- Mar_1:41. Put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. If you...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. This was another very wonderful miracle. All that dryness of the skin, that scurf, that peeling, that inward foulness that eats into the bones, and pollutes the very current of the blood — all this was quite gone, the Lord Jesus Christ made this foul,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. That was all he was to do, — to go and show himself to the priest, so that it might be officially known...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter the city,- There were such crowds that he could not work his miracles of healing. The disobedient man was no doubt moved by gratitude, which seems a very proper motive; yet his disobedience caused Christ serious...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? Do they not each require a divine power? If I be divine, I shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on...