Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 2:1-12
Christ, having been for some time preaching about in the country, here returns to Capernaum his head-quarters, and makes his appearance there, in hopes that by this time the talk and crowd would be somewhat abated. Now observe, I. The great resort there was to him. Though he was in the house, wither Peter's house, or some lodgings of his own which he had taken, yet people came to him as soon as it was noised that he was in town; they did not stay till he appeared in the synagogue, which they... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 2
In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's healing a man that was sick of a palsy, Mark 2:1-12. II. His calling of Matthew from the receipt of custom, and his eating, upon that occasion, with publicans and sinners, and justifying himself in so doing, Mark 2:13-17. III. His justifying his disciples in not fasting so much as those plucking the ears of corn on the sabbath day, Mark 2:23-28. All which passages we had before, Matt. 9:1-38; 12:1-50 read more