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Uncontainable Fame
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon compare the spread of Jesus' fame to a fire that burns more fiercely when one tries to smother it. Despite Jesus' instruction for silence to the healed leper, the news of His power became a continuous, unstoppable report, drawing ever-larger crowds. This highlights the irresistible nature of Jesus' ministry and message.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 5:15
So much the more (μαλλον). Mr 1:45 has only "much" (πολλα, many), but Mark tells more about the effect of this disobedience.
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Charles Ellicott
On Luke 5:12–16
19th Century
Bishop
A man full of leprosy.—See Notes on Matthew 8:2-4. The precise description is peculiar to, and characteristic of, Saint Luke, as i…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 5:15
19th Century
Preacher
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him:
Fame is like fire. If you heap anything on it to prevent it from spreading, it…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 5:15
If the command to silence is part of a pattern in the Gospels, so is the failure to obey it. The immediate effect of the healing is Jesus’ increase…
John Gill
On Luke 5:15
17th Century
Pastor
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him
For the more he charged the man to keep silence, the more he bl…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 5:12–16
17th Century
Minister
This man is said to be full of leprosy. He had that disease to a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin. Indeed, we are full of…