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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 5:20

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. For a moment the great Physician gave place to the Heart-reader; and the Lord spoke those strange, grand words to give comfort and peace to the suffering, silent, sick man. Jesus read what was in the heart of the poor paralytic; his sins distressed him more than his malady; very possibly the sad infirmity had been brought about by his old dissolute life. The soul, then, must be healed first. It was for this ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 5:21

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? It is very probable that some of those who stood by, had already, at Jerusalem, witnessed by the Bethesda Pool a wonder-work done by the same Jesus on the person of an impotent man lying there waiting for the troubling of the water ( John 5:5 , John 5:9 ), and had taken part there in an angry expostulation with the Wonder-worker, who on that occasion,... read more

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

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 5:21

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?Speaketh blasphemies ... The reasoning of the Pharisees was a syllogism:Only God can forgive sins.This man is not God (deity).Therefore, he is blaspheming by saying that he forgives sins.Their second, or minor premise, was wrong; and therefore their conclusion was wrong. Jesus indeed was, and ever is, God; but this they did not believe.It is not amiss, however,... read more

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