And they come (κα ερχοντα). Fine illustration of Mark's vivid dramatic historical present preserved by Luke Lu 5:18, but not by Mt…

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…

Borne of four.—The number of the bearers is given by St. Mark only.

And they came unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they…

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

To understand these verses, it is necessary to visualize the layout of a typical Palestinian peasant’s house. It was usually a small, one-room stru…

And they came unto him
A considerable body of people, townsmen, friends, and relations of the person after mentioned…

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…