2And, 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. …
And, 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. …
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. …
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)The first words of this chapter oblige us to look back to the close of that which precedes it, where we find the Gadarenes so resenting the loss of their swine, that they were disgusted with Christ’s company, and besought him to depart out of their coasts . Now here it follows, He entered into a ship, and passed over . They bid him begone, and he took them at their word, and we never read that he…
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