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Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 5:1-39

CHAPTER 5 1. The Miraculous Drought of Fishes. (Luke 5:1-11 ) 2. The Leper Healed. (Luke 5:12-16 ) 3. The Paralytic Healed. (Luke 5:17-26 ) 4. The Call of Matthew and the Feast (Luke 5:27-29 ) 5. The Scribes and Pharisees Answered (Luke 5:30-35 ) 6. The Parable of the Garment and the Bottle. (Luke 5:36-39 .) Luke 5:1-11 Two miraculous draughts of fishes are found in the Gospels. The one here at the beginning of His ministry; the other after His resurrection. (John 21:1-25 ). Both... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 5:1-39

PETER, JAMES AND JOHN CALLED AS DISCIPLES (vs.1-11) It is good to read in verse 1 that by the Lake of Gennesaret (or Sea of Galilee) the people pressed upon the Lord Jesus, not to see miracles, but to hear the Word of God. Two fishing boats were nearby, the fishermen taking time to wash their nets. We elsewhere read of Simon and Andrew "casting a net into the sea" (Mark 1:16), typically the labor of evangelists in fishing for men; then of James and John "mending their nets" (Mark 1:19),... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Luke 5:17-39

TEACHING FORGIVENESS OF SIN (Luke 5:17-26 ) Comparing this with Mark 2:1 , we find it took place in Capernaum, and possibly in the house in which our Lord dwelt (Matthew 9:1 ). What proof it contains of the deity of Christ. JESUS’ EARTHLY MISSION (Luke 5:27-32 ) Levi, as we saw in Mark 2:0 , is Matthew whose faith in following Jesus is more remarkable than that of Peter, for he had more to relinquish. He soon showed his faith further by his works (Luke 5:29 ). But though he made “a great... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 5:17-26

(17) And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. (18) And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. (19) And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 5:24

The Son of man ... on earth. By which act, says St. Cyril, it is clear that the Son of man hath power on earth to remit sins; which he said both for himself and us. For he, as God-man, the Lord of the law, forgiveth sins; and we also have obtained by him that wonderful grace when he said to his disciples: Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them. (John xx. 23.) And how should he not be able to remit sins, who gave others the power to do the same? (Bristow) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 5:17-26

17-26 How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same kind of faith with respect to thy ability and... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 5:1-99

Luke 5 IN THE PREVIOUS chapter we saw the Lord Jesus coming forth in the power of the Spirit to announce the grace of God, and being confronted at once with man’s rejection. We saw that nevertheless He pursued His way of grace unmoved by it. This chapter now presents us with a series of lovely pictures, illustrating what grace accomplishes in the case of those who receive it. Four men come before us Peter, the leper, the paralytic, Levi and a different feature marks each. They follow one... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 5:22-26

The miracle: v. 22. But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He, answering, said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? v. 23. Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Else up and walk? v. 24. But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (He said unto the sick of the palsy), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. v. 25. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 5:12-26

2. The first Excursion from Capernaum to the surrounding Districts. The Son of Man the Physician of the Sick, the Friend of Publicans, the Lord of the Sabbath, the Lawgiver in the Kingdom of GodChs. Luke 5:12 to Luke 6:49a. The Son Of Man, The Physician Of The Sick (Luke 5:12-26)(Parallels: Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45.—Paralytic: Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12.)12And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy; who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him,... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 5:17-26

Luke BLASPHEMER, OR-WHO? Luk_5:17 - Luk_5:26 . Luke describes the composition of the unfriendly observers in this crowd with more emphasis and minuteness than the other Evangelists do. They were Pharisees and doctors, and they were assembled from every part of Galilee, and even from Judea, and, what was most remarkable, from Jerusalem itself. Probably the conflict with the authorities in the capital recorded in Joh_5:1 - Joh_5:47 had taken place by this time, and if so, a deputation from... read more

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