Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 2:1-12
FOURTH SECTIONATTRACTING AND REPELLING INFLUENCE OF THE LORD. THE ENTHUSIASTIC MULTITUDE AND THE OFFENCED TRADITIONALISTS. MORTAL HATRED OF THE HOSTILE PARTY, AND WITHDRAWAL OF JESUS INTO A SHIP. THE PREACHING IN SYNAGOGUES GIVES PLACE TO PREACHING ON THE SEA-SIDEMark 2:1 to Mark 3:12________First Conflict.—The Paralytic, and the Power to forgive Sins. Mark 2:1-12(Parallels: Matthew 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26.)1And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 2:3-5
The palsied man: v. 3. And they come unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. v. 4. And when they could not come nigh unto Him for the press, they uncovered the roof where He was; and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. v. 5. When Jesus saw their faith, He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. While Jesus was in the house, and the conditions were such that hardly another person could be... read more