Charles Ellicott Commentary Mark 2
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Mark 2
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Mark 2
"And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house." — Mark 2:1 (ASV)
And again he entered into Capernaum.—See Notes on Matthew 9:1-8. St. Mark alone names Capernaum, St. Matthew describing it as “His own city.” The house may have been Peter’s, as before in Mark 1:29.
"And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room [for them], no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them." — Mark 2:2 (ASV)
No, not so much as about the door.—Another of St. Mark’s graphic touches of description.
He preached the word.—Literally, He spoke the word.
"And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four." — Mark 2:3 (ASV)
Borne of four.—The number of the bearers is given by St. Mark only.
"And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay." — Mark 2:4 (ASV)
They uncovered the roof . . . when they had broken it up.—The strong expressions of the injury done to the roof are peculiar to Mark. Luke gives, “through the tiles.”
They let down the bed.—Mark uses a different word from Matthew, the Greek form of the Latin word grabatus, the pallet or camp-bed used by the poor. The same word appears in John 5:8-10, and in Acts 5:15; Acts 9:33, but not at all in Matthew or Luke.
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