And he charged him to tell no man ,.... Of his cure, and by whom he received it; but go show thyself to the priest . The Syriac and Persic versions read, "to the priests: and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses has commanded, for a testimony unto them"; See Gill on Matthew 8:4 . read more
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him ,.... For the more he charged the man to keep silence, the more he blazed it abroad, being elated with the cure he received, and filled with gratitude to his benefactor; Mark 1:45 . And great multitudes came together to hear : him, or from him, as the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions add; to hear the doctrines of the Gospel preached by him: "and to be healed by him of their infirmities"; their bodily weaknesses and... read more
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness ,.... Into a desert place, that he might have rest from the fatigues of preaching and healing diseases; and being alone, and free from company, might have an opportunity for private prayer to God, for so it lows: and prayed ; this is to be understood of Christ, as man: as God, he is the object of prayer, and petitions are often addressed unto him; and as mediator, he offers up the prayers of all saints, and presents them to his Father; which... read more
And it came to pass on a certain day ,.... When he was at Capernaum, as appears from Mark 2:1 As he was teaching : in the house where such numbers were gathered together, to hear the word of God preached by him, that there was not room for them, neither within the house, nor about the door, Mark 2:2 That there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by ; who were sometimes called Scribes, and sometimes lawyers, and were generally of the sect of the Pharisees: which were... read more
And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy ,.... Four men brought him, as Mark says, Mark 2:3 and which the Ethiopic version expresses here: "and they sought means to bring him in": into the house where Jesus was: and to lay him before him ; at his feet, in hope of moving his compassion, and to obtain a cure of him: of the nature of this disease, and of the sort which this man's seems to be; see Gill on Mark 2:3 . read more
And when they could not find by what way ,.... As by the door, or in at a window of the house: they might bring him in ; to Jesus, in the house: because of the multitude ; which was about the door, and all the fore part of the house: they went upon the housetop ; by a ladder, or pair of stairs, which usually were on the outside of houses; See Gill on Matthew 24:17 the houses of the Jews being flat roofed: and let him down through the tiling with his couch , into the midst... read more
And when he saw their faith ,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; when he saw the faith both of the paralytic man, and of the men that brought him, which was shown in the pains they took, and trouble they were at, in getting him to him; he said unto him . The Vulgate Latin only reads, "he said"; but the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, still more fully express the sense, rendering it, "he said to the paralytic man"; and the Ethiopic version, "he said to... read more
And the Scribes and the Pharisees began to reason ,.... To think and say within themselves, and it may be to one another, in a private manner: saying, who is this which speaketh blasphemies ? what vain boaster, and blaspheming creature is this, who assumes that to himself, which is the prerogative of God? Who can forgive sins but God alone ? against whom they are committed, whose law is transgressed, and his will disobeyed, and his justice injured and affronted. Certain it is, that... read more
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts ,.... Being God omniscient; he answering said unto them, what reason ye in your hearts ? This he said, not as being ignorant what their reasonings were, for it is before said he perceived their thoughts, but to expose the wickedness of them; in one exemplar of Beza's it is added, "evil things", as in Matthew 9:4 . See Gill on Matthew 9:4 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 5:13
And he put forth his hand and touched him ,.... Having compassion on him, and commiserating his sad case: saying, I will, be thou clean; and immediately the leprosy departed from him ; See Gill on Matthew 8:3 . read more