_When he was come down from the mountain_ Where he had delivered the divine discourse contained in the preceding Chapter s; _great multitudes followed him_ To the town toward which he went, desirous, probably, of receiving further instruction from him, or of witnessing the performance of some of his... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jesus saith, See thou tell no man_ Although our Lord was now followed by a great multitude of people, yet it seems not many of them were witnesses of this miracle, Jesus, probably, taking the person aside from the people before he wrought it, otherwise, as Doddridge observes, it does not appear tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_There came unto him a centurion_ A captain of a hundred Roman soldiers, in Herod's pay; _saying, My servant lieth sick of the palsy, grievously tormented_ Or, _afflicted_, as the word βασανιζομενος often signifies. _Palsies_ are not attended with _torment. Jesus saith, I will come and heal him_ Thu... [ Continue Reading ]
From this exalted pitch of faith, found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained toward all the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept their faith as readily as the faith of the Jews, and admit them, with the founders of the Jewish nation, to the privil... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when Jesus was come into Peter's house_ As is related Mark 1:29, &c.; _he saw his wife's mother laid_ Peter was then young, as were all the apostles; _sick of a fever_ Fevers are ordinary distempers, and often cured by ordinary means, but this was a _great fever, Luke 4:38_; and it is probable... [ Continue Reading ]
_When even was come, they brought unto him many_, &c. The news of this miracle being spread through the town, those who had sick relations or friends resolved to apply to Jesus for a cure. Only, because it was the sabbath, they did not come immediately to him. They waited till the holy rest was ende... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now when Jesus saw great multitudes_ When Jesus did the things before mentioned he was in Capernaum, Matthew 8:5, but the multitude pressing him, he gave orders to pass over the sea of Galilee, otherwise called the sea of Tiberias, that both himself and the people might have a little rest. _And a c... [ Continue Reading ]
_And another said, Lord_, &c. Luke informs us, Luke 9:59, that Christ had said to this man, _Follow me_, to which command he replied, as is here stated, _Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father_ His meaning seems to be, Suffer me to continue at home with my father, who is far advanced in year... [ Continue Reading ]
_When he was entered into the ship_ Being, as is said above, about to cross the lake; _his disciples followed him_ Even as many as were desirous of learning of him, and could get a passage, either in that vessel or any others that were near. _And there arose a great tempest in the sea_ Σεισμος μεγας... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when he was come to the other side_, &c. This history is related by Mark 5:1, &c.; and by Luke 8:26, more at large than here by Matthew: and they report it to be done in the country of the Gadarenes, who, it is evident, were the same people with those called here Gergesenes; Gadara and Gergesa... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there was a good way off from them_ That is, at a considerable distance, although, it seems, within their view; _a herd of many swine_ Which it was not lawful for the Jews to keeps much less to eat: yet great numbers of them were bred up in that extreme part of the country, out of regard to the... [ Continue Reading ]
_They that kept them went into the city, and told every thing_ And also _in the country, Luke 8:34_. They circumstantially related what had happened to the two demoniacs, and how the demons had been ejected from them. _And the whole city came out to meet Jesus_ Their curiosity was excited, and they... [ Continue Reading ]