They brought (προσεφερον). Imperfect, "were bringing," graphic picture made very vivid by the details in Mr 2:1-4 and Lu 5:17. " <…

A man sick of the palsy. (See Barnes on Matthew 4:24).

Lying on a bed. This was probably a mattress, or perhaps a mere bla…

They brought to him — From the other Gospels we learn the following:

1. He was teaching in a house ([Reference Luke 5:17…

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a b…

St. John Chrysostom: Christ had previously shown His excellent power in several ways: through His teaching, when he taught…

Mark (2:3–12) and Luke (5:8–26) inform us that this paralytic was brought to Jesus by lowering him through the roof. Jesus “saw their faith”—presum…

And when Jesus saw their faith. It is God alone, indeed, who knows faith; but they had given evidence of faith by the ar…

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy ,
&c.] That is, some of the inhabitants of Capernaum, four m…

The faith of the paralytic's friends in bringing him to Christ was a strong faith; they firmly believed that Jesus Christ both could and would heal…

Above, the Evangelist set forth miracles opposed to bodily dangers; here, he sets forth miracles opposed to spiritual dangers. According to this, h…