Luke 5:20-24 ESV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 5:24

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.Christ thus gave the most dramatic proof of his authority both to heal men's bodies and to forgive their sins. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 5:20

Luke 5:20. And when he saw their faith,— That of the man, and of his friends,—though they themselves spake nothing; the miserable condition of the paralytic yet pleading with a voice far more eloquent than all language. St. Chrysostom, speaking of this act of the bearers, says, "So ingenious a thing is affection, and so fruitful in invention is love!" And upon the paralytic's patience in bearing all these difficulties,and not waiting for some other opportunity, he observes, he said nothing of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 5:24

24. take up thy couch—"sweet saying! The bed had borne the man; now the man shall bear the bed!" [BENGEL]. :-. LEVI'S CALL AND FEAST. (See on :-; and Mark 2:14.) 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 5:20

The zeal with which the four friends of the paralytic sought to bring him into Jesus’ presence demonstrated their faith, namely, their belief that Jesus could heal him. However the sick man also appears to have had faith in Jesus or he would not have permitted his friends to do what they did. Perhaps Luke did not mention the paralytic’s faith explicitly because to do so might have detracted from his emphasis on Jesus’ power. God responds to the faith of others when they bring friends in need to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:21

The religious leaders were correct. Only God can forgive sins. However, they were unwilling to draw the conclusion that Jesus was God."Whenever Luke reports what someone is thinking, instruction from Jesus usually follows." [Note: Idem, Luke, p. 158.] "Luke, incidentally, is rather fond of questions which begin with ’Who?’ and refer to Jesus (Luke 7:49; Luke 8:25; Luke 9:9; Luke 9:18; Luke 9:20; Luke 19:3)." [Note: Morris, p. 117.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:22-23

As a prophet, Jesus may have had special insight into what His critics were thinking (cf. Matthew 9:3; Mark 2:6). It was easier to say, "Your sins have been forgiven you," because no one could disprove that claim. In another sense, of course, both claims were equally difficult because healing and forgiving required supernatural power. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:24

Jesus did the apparently more difficult thing to prove that He could also do the apparently easier thing. This is the first time Luke recorded Jesus calling Himself the "Son of Man." Luke used this title 26 times, and in every case Jesus used it to describe Himself (except in Acts 7:56 where Stephen used it of Him). This was a messianic title with clear implications of deity (Daniel 7:13-14). Since the Son of Man is the divine judge and ruler, it is only natural that He would have the power to... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 5:24

5:24 power (a-12) Exousia . as Matthew 10:1 . 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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 5:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 5:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 5:24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:17-26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:22-23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:24

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 5:24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 5:1-39

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