_And again_ After having been in desert places for same time, he returned privately to Capernaum. _It was noised that he was in the house_ The rumour immediately spread, that he was come to the city, and was in Peter's house. _And straightway many were gathered together _ His arrival was no sooner k... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they come, bringing one sick of the palsy_ See on Matthew 9:2, &c. _Which was borne of four_ One at each corner of the sofa or couch. _And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press_ The great crowd of people collected together, and feared a delay might lose so precious an opportunity... [ Continue Reading ]
_When Jesus saw their faith_ The faith of the bearers of the paralytic, as well as of the paralytic himself, manifested by their making these extraordinary efforts to bring him to Jesus, he had compassion on the afflicted person, and, previously to his cure, declared publicly that his sins were forg... [ Continue Reading ]
_And all the multitude resorted unto him_ Namely, _by the sea-side. And he taught them_ As readily there as if he had been in a synagogue. _And as he passed by he saw Levi_, that is, Matthew, _sitting_, &c. See on Matthew 9:9. _Many publicans and sinners sat with Jesus_ Some of them, doubtless, invi... [ Continue Reading ]
_The disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast_ The evangelist here relates another occurrence, which happened while Jesus was in Levi's house, and bore some resemblance to the former. But of this see the notes on Matthew 9:14, where the whole passage occurs.... [ Continue Reading ]
_He went through the corn-fields_ This passage we had Matthew 12:1, where it was largely explained. _In the days of Abiathar the high-priest_ From the passage in the history referred to, (1 Samuel 21:1,) it appears that Abimelech, the father of Abiathar, was then high-priest; Abiathar himself not ti... [ Continue Reading ]