Pressed upon him (επικεισθα). Luke in this paragraph (5:1-11; Matthew 4:18–22) does not follow the chronology of Mark …

LUKE CHAPTER V.

The people pressed upon him. Multitudes came to hear. There were times in the life of our Saviour when thousands we…

And it came to pass...—See Notes on Matthew 4:18-22. The narrative here has so many points in common with that in Matthew…

Before folding them up, as if they intended to do nothing more with them just then, as they had been working all night in vain.

St. Ambrose of Milan: When the Lord had performed many and various kinds of cures, the crowd began to pay attention to neith…

Luke begins this story mentioning the pressure of the crowds, as he occasionally does elsewhere (8:42, 45; 19:3). Their attention is on the “word o…

He stood near the lake. Matthew and Mark, according to the usual custom of their language, call it the sea of Galilee. The proper…

And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him ,
&c.] As Christ went through Galilee, and preached in the …

When Christ had finished preaching, he told Peter to attend to the work of his calling. Time spent on weekdays in public religious exercises need b…