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Commentaries on Mark 2:1

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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 was before, and where he used to be when in...

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 on the sabbath day, ver. 23-28. All which passages...

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 see him, and he took advantage of their curiosity,...

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 doorway hearers, when Jesus Christ was preaching. There...

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 opposed to the gospel, yet he is drawn to hear it....