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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 5:17-25

Luke 5:17-25. And on a certain day, as he was teaching Not on a sabbath day, as it appears, but on a week-day; and not in the synagogue, but in a private house. Preaching and hearing the word of God is good work, if it be performed properly, on any day in the week, as well as on the sabbath days; and in any convenient place, as well as in a place peculiarly set apart for divine worship: even there where we ordinarily converse with our friends, it is not improper to give and receive good... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 5:20

Luke 5:20 . They were all amazed Greek, εκστασις ελαβεν απαντας , astonishment seized all, that is, the Pharisees and doctors of the law, as well as the people: and they glorified God Matthew says, who had given such power unto men; power not only to heal diseases, but to forgive sins. For they could not but acknowledge the authority of Christ’s declaration, Thy sins be forgiven thee, when their eyes showed them the efficacy of his command, Arise and walk. And were filled with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 5:17-26

31. Jesus heals a paralyzed man (Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)This story shows the first signs of organized Jewish opposition to Jesus. A group of religious leaders from Jerusalem, Judea and Galilee came, with evil motives, to find out for themselves what Jesus was doing and saying (Luke 5:17).Some friends of a paralyzed man were so sure Jesus could heal him that they allowed no obstacle to stop them from bringing the man to him. In his response Jesus did more than heal the man. He... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 5:20

their faith. Why exclude the man himself, as is generally done? are = have been. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 5:20

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, your sins are forgiven thee.Not the faith of the sufferer, but the faith of those who bore him, is in focus here. Christ never followed any stereotyped pattern in the discharge of his glorious mission. It is a safe conjecture, of course, that no sufferer would have allowed such inconvenience to himself and his friends unless he too had faith that Jesus would heal him; nevertheless, it was the faith of the group, not that of the individual, that Jesus... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 5:20

Luke 5:20. And when he saw their faith,— That of the man, and of his friends,—though they themselves spake nothing; the miserable condition of the paralytic yet pleading with a voice far more eloquent than all language. St. Chrysostom, speaking of this act of the bearers, says, "So ingenious a thing is affection, and so fruitful in invention is love!" And upon the paralytic's patience in bearing all these difficulties,and not waiting for some other opportunity, he observes, he said nothing of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:17-26

2. Jesus’ authority to forgive sins 5:17-26 (cf. Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12)Luke documented Jesus’ authority in yet another area of life by showing His power to forgive sins. In this incident the miracle is secondary and the issue of Jesus’ authority is primary. Jesus claimed to be God by forgiving the man’s sins. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:20

The zeal with which the four friends of the paralytic sought to bring him into Jesus’ presence demonstrated their faith, namely, their belief that Jesus could heal him. However the sick man also appears to have had faith in Jesus or he would not have permitted his friends to do what they did. Perhaps Luke did not mention the paralytic’s faith explicitly because to do so might have detracted from his emphasis on Jesus’ power. God responds to the faith of others when they bring friends in need to... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 5:1-39

Miraculous Draught of Fishes. The Palsied Man1-11. First miraculous draught of fishes (peculiar to Lk). Many critics identify this incident with that recorded in Matthew 4:18 and Mark 1:16. But there are important considerations on the other side: (1) the persons are different (there four disciples, here Peter is addressed); (2) the words used, though similar in sense, are very different in form; (3) the disciples are not said to have ’left all’ in Mt, but only to have left their father in the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 5:17-26

(17-26) It came to pass . . .—See Notes on Matthew 9:1-8.Pharisees and doctors of the law.—The description of the crowd of listeners is peculiar to St. Luke. The fact that many of the doctors of the law had come from Jerusalem is obviously important in its connection with St. John’s account (John 2:5) of our Lord’s previous work in that city, and as explaining the part now taken by them.Was present to heal them.—If we retain the plural pronoun, it must be taken generally as meaning those who... read more

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