Luke 5:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? ”

Luke 5:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7 . Luke 5:17 On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Ca...
Luke 5:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Healing of the Paralytic ( Mark 2:1-12 *, Matthew 9:1-8 *). All three accounts are in close agreement. Lk. however introduces at the outset Pharisees and teachers of the law from all over Ga...
Luke 5:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

be . have been. thee . to thee.
Luke 5:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Luke 5:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and...
Luke 5:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Miraculous Draught of Fishes. The Palsied Man 1-11. First miraculous draught of fishes (peculiar to Lk). Many critics identify this incident with that recorded in Matthew 4:18 and Mark 1:16 . B...
Luke 5:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(17-26) I t came to pass... — See Notes on Matthew 9:1-8 . Pharisees and doctors of the law. — The description of the crowd of listeners is peculiar to St. Luke. The fact that many of the doctor...
Luke 5:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Cleansing, Power and Pardon Luke 5:12-26 Jesus did not hesitate to touch the leper, because He could no more be polluted by uncleanness than could a ray of light by passing through a fetid atmo...
Luke 5:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Four of Jesus' disciples, already called into the relation of discipleship, are here called more definitely to service. Taking command of their vessel, to which in all probability they had returned w...
Luke 5:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(17) And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and...
Luke 5:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whether is it easier to say ,.... Mark adds, "to the sick of the palsy"; to whom Christ had said that his sins were forgiven him, which had given offence to the Scribes and Pharisees, imagining that...
Luke 5:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said...
Luke 5:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And on a certain day, as he was teaching Not on a sabbath day, as it appears, but on a week-day; and not in the synagogue, but in a private house. Preaching and hearing the word of God is good work...
Luke 5:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PETER, JAMES AND JOHN CALLED AS DISCIPLES (vs.1-11) It is good to read in verse 1 that by the Lake of Gennesaret (or Sea of Galilee) the people pressed upon the Lord Jesus, not to see miracles, b...
Luke 5:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cure of a Paralytic. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law...
Luke 5:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 5:1 8 "
Luke 5:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Is The Son of Man Who Can Forgive Sins (5:17-26). We now commence here a series of five incidents which can be paralleled in Mark, from where Luke probably gained most of his knowledge about...
Luke 5:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 5:17 .—The scene of this miracle was a house in Capernaum, either in a house belonging to his family ( John 2:12 ) or in St. Peter’s house. Pharisees and doctors of the law ....
Luke 5:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 5:1-2 . And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were go...
Luke 5:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:3 . He sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Here he used those beautiful parables, in Matthew 13 .; but Matthew's gospel being extant, St. Luke does not repeat the parables in...
Luke 5:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

A man which was taken with a palsy Carried by four I. THERE ARE CASES WHICH WILL NEED THE AID OF A LITTLE BAND OF WORKERS BEFORE THEY WILL BE FULLY SAVED. Yonder is a householder as yet unsaved...
Luke 5:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION When St. Luke compiled his Gospel, many of the circumstances connected with the early relations of the leaders of Christianity with their Founder were so well known, and had been so o...
Luke 5:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The miracle:
Luke 5:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 2:9 ; Matthew 9:5

Luke 5:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 5:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 5:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 5:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 5:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 5:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 5:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 5:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 5:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 5:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 5:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 5:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 5:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 5:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge