By the seaside (παρα την θαλασσαν). A pretty picture of Jesus walking by the sea and a walk that Jesus loved ([Reference Matthew 4…

By the sea side. That is, by the sea of Tiberias, on the shore of which Capernaum was situated. See Barnes "Matthew 4:13".

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: After the Lord taught at Capernaum, He went to the sea. He did this so He might not only bring order to the…

This second conflict with the religious leaders is introduced by the story of the calling of Levi, the tax collector. The scene is the shore of the…

And he went forth again by the sea side
The sea of Galilee, where he had met with, and called Peter and Andrew, Jame…

Matthew was not a good character; otherwise, being a Jew, he would never have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However, Chr…