Before them all (εμπροσθεν παντων). Luke 5:25 follows Mark in this detail. He picked up (αρας) his pallet and walked an…

Verse 3. Borne of four. This means carried on a couch by four men.

The pre . This refers to the crowd, the multitude of pe…

We never saw it on this fashion.—St. Matthew gives the substance but not the words. St. Luke, We have seen strange th…

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and …

The Venerable Bede: Because the compassion of God does not desert even worldly people, He grants them the grace of His presence…

The man’s cure was instantaneous; in full view of everyone there, he walked out. The crowd responded with amazement and gave praise to God for what…

And immediately he arose. Power going along with the words of Christ, he found himself perfectly well, and at once sprung…

It was this man's misery that he needed to be so carried, and this shows the suffering state of human life. It was kind of those who so carried him…