18And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
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And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. …
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. …
And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. …
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-26)Here is, I. A general account of Christ’s preaching and miracles, Luke 5:17. 1. He was teaching on a certain day , not on the sabbath day, then he would have said so, but on a week-day; six days shalt thou labour , not only for the world , but for the soul , and the welfare of that. Preaching and hearing the word of God are good works , if they be done well , any day in the week , as well as on sa…
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