And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,.... That is, some of the inhabitants of Capernaum, four men of that city particularly; for Mark says, Mar 2:3 he "was borne of four": these…
Barnes' Notes
A man sick of the palsy - See the notes at Mat 4:24. Lying on a bed - This was probably a mattress, or perhaps a mere blanket spread to lie on, so as to be easily borne. Being light, Jesus might with…
The first words of this chapter oblige us to look back to the close of that which precedes it, where we find the Gadarenes so resenting the loss of their swine, that they were disgusted with Christ's…
When Jesus said "Thy sins have been forgiven thee" the young man did not immediately rise (see Mat 9:9). Instantly the scribes thought with a sneer "this fellow blasphemes," i. e. pretends to a divine…
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