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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 5:17-26

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.Luke 5:17On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum.Luke 5:19The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7. read more

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

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 5:19

by . Greek dia. All the texts omit. because = on account of. Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 5:2 . upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . through. Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 5:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 5:19

And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus.The amazing independence of the synoptic narratives is dramatically proved by the variations. All three recounted this event, but each brought to it his own contribution of significant detail. There is no reasonable doubt that a genuine event lay behind the Gospel records. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 5:19

19. housetop—the flat roof. through the tiling . . . before Jesus—(See on :-). 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 5:18-19

This incident happened in Capernaum (Mark 2:1), though that fact was irrelevant for Luke. Other details in his account again add the touch of reality to it. 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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