Luke 4:40

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 4:31-44

When Christ was expelled Nazareth, he came to Capernaum, another city of Galilee. The account we have in these verses of his preaching and miracles there we had before, Mark 1:21 Observe, I. His preaching: He taught them on the sabbath days, Luke 4:31. In hearing the word preached, as an ordinance of God, we worship God, and it is a proper work for sabbath days. Christ's preaching much affected the people (Luke 4:32); they were astonished at his doctrine, there was weight in every word he... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 4:40-44

4:40-44 When the sun was setting all who had friends who were ill with all kinds of sicknesses brought them to Jesus; and he laid his hands upon each one of them and cured them. Out of many there came demons, shouting out and saying, "You are the Son of God." And he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Anointed One. When day came, he went out and went to a desert place; and the crowds kept looking for him and they tried to restrain him so that he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:40

Now when the sun was setting ,.... And so the sabbath was over; See Gill on Matthew 8:16 . all they that had any sick, with divers diseases, brought them unto him ; that is, as many of the inhabitants of Capernaum as had sick persons in their houses, let their diseases be what they would, brought them to Christ in Simon's house; which, sabbath being over, they might do consistent with their laws, and the traditions of the elders, and without any just offence to the Scribes and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:40

When the sun was setting - And consequently the Sabbath ended, for before this it would have been unlawful to have brought their sick to be healed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:31-43

A sabbath day's work. "The despised and rejected" of Nazareth comes down to Capernaum, henceforth the center of his labor of love. The evangelist sets before us one of the sabbath days of this early Galilaean period, and bids us note the use made of the sabbath by the Son of man, who was also its Lord. He takes us to the synagogue, no doubt crowded by an expectant throng of fishermen, farmers, masters and workmen of busy Gennesareth. Jesus is the Teacher; and, as the discourse proceeds, we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:31-44

AT CAPERNAUM . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:31-44

Our Lord's labors at Capernaum. As Nazareth knew not the day of her visitation, and had done her best to make away with Jesus, he had no alternative but to make another place his center. Capernaum, a city situated on the lake of Galilee, and through which the Eastern caravans were accustomed to pass, is selected by him as the most suitable head-quarters for his Galilaean ministry. Accordingly, he came down from the uplands, where Nazareth lay, to this seaport, and there began his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:40

Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them . The healing of the "possessed" in the synagogue that morning, followed by the cure of the fever of Simon's wife's mother, we know was rapidly noised abroad, and in great measure accoutered for the crowds who brought their sick to him in the evening. It was evidently in the life of Jesus a notable occasion, and many a sick tortured... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:40

The healing Savior. This interesting picture had evidently been impressed upon the minds of the apostolic witnesses, for all the evangelists record the fact that the occurrence took place as the sun was setting, or in the evening of the day. It was, indeed, a sight to be long remembered. Who can imagine the gratitude and joy which filled the hearts of husbands and wives, parents and children, as they that gracious presence and returned to their homes in health and strength? I. THE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:31-44

See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21-39. read more

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