Unto the other side. Jesus was now in Capernaum, a city at the northwest corner of the Sea of Tiberias, or Sea of Galilee. See Barnes on M…

To depart to the other side — that is, the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Here, too, though less conspicuously than in the o…

When the evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all …

St. John Chrysostom: Because Christ not only healed the body but also purified the soul, He desired to demonstrate true wisdom…

Matthew now includes two brief stories that help show the nature of Jesus’ ministry and the disciples he was seeking. Perhaps his imminent departur…

And when Jesus had seen great multitudes about him. Matthew, I have no doubt, touches briefly what the others explain in a more ample and …

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him
Who got together, partly out of novelty to see his person, of whom the…

One of the scribes was too hasty in his promise; he offered himself as a close follower of Christ. He seemed very resolute. Many resolutions regard…

And when Jesus had come into Simon Peter’s house, etc. Christ’s power is commended in the cure of the leper; it is also c…