Luke 5:1
Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
Their net brake — Began to tear.... [ Continue Reading ]
Depart from me, for I am a sinful man — And therefore not worthy to be in thy presence.... [ Continue Reading ]
They forsook all and followed him — They had followed him before, John 1:43, but not so as to forsake all. Till now, they wrought at their ordinary calling.... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 8:2; Mark 1:40.... [ Continue Reading ]
Leviticus 14:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
He withdrew — The expression in the original implies, that he did so frequently.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sitting by — As being more honourable than the bulk of the congregation, who stood. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them — To heal the sickness of their souls, as well as all bodily diseases.... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 9:2; Mark 2:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
Not being able to bring him in through the multitude, they went round about by a back passage, and going up the stairs on the outside, they came upon the flat — roofed house, and let him down through the trap door, such as was on the top of most of the Jewish houses: doubtless, with such circumspect... [ Continue Reading ]
We have seen strange things to. day — Sins forgiven, miracles wrought.... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Leaving all — His business and gain.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Levi made him a great entertainment — It was necessarily great, because of the great number of guests.... [ Continue Reading ]
Make prayers — Long and solemn. Matthew 9:14; Mark 2:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
Can ye make — That is, is it proper to make men fast and mourn, during a festival solemnity?... [ Continue Reading ]
He spake also a parable — Taken from clothes and wine; therefore peculiarly proper at a feast.... [ Continue Reading ]
And no man having drunk old wine — And beside, men are not wont to be immediately freed from old prejudices.... [ Continue Reading ]