Sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts (εκε καθημενο κα διαλογιζομενο εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων). Another of Mark's pictures th…

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…

Certain of the scribes.—These are described by Saint Luke (Luke 5:17) as having come from every village of Galile…

He said to the sick of the palsy, Son, your sins are forgiven you. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their …

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

Here the “teachers of the law” (cf. 1:22) become directly involved with Jesus. His statement about forgiveness gave them their opportunity to ensna…

But there were certain of the Scribes sitting there
In the upper room where Jesus was, to watch and observe what he …

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…