Luke 5:17

On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

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WEBBE

On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

BSB

One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

KJV

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 the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

ASV

And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judæa and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

BBE

And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 ἐγένετο egeneto it came to pass G1096 ἐν en on G1722 μιᾷ mia one G1520 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἡμερῶν hēmerōn days G2250 καὶ kai that G2532 αὐτὸς autos He himself G846 ἦν ēn was G1510 διδάσκων didaskōn teaching G1321 καὶ kai and G2532 ἦσαν ēsan there were G1510 καθήμενοι kathēmenoi sitting by G2521 Φαρισαῖοι Pharisaioi Pharisees G5330 καὶ kai and G2532 νομοδιδάσκαλοι nomodidaskaloi teachers of the law G3547 οἳ hoi who G3739 ἦσαν ēsan were G1510 ἐληλυθότες elēluthotes already coming G2064 ἐκ ek out of G1537 πάσης pasēs every G3956 κώμης kōmēs village G2968 τῆς tēs (the) G3588 Γαλιλαίας Galilaias of Galilee G1056 καὶ kai and G2532 Ἰουδαίας Ioudaias of Judea G2449 καὶ kai and G2532 Ἰερουσαλήμ Ierousalēm of Jerusalem G2419 καὶ kai And G2532 δύναμις dunamis [the] power G1411 κυρίου kuriou of [the] Lord G2962 ἦν ēn was G1510 εἰς eis with G1519 τὸ to (the) G3588 ἰᾶσθαι iasthai to heal G2390 αὐτόν auton Him G846

The early church

The Scribes and Pharisees who had become spectators of Christ's miracles, heard Him also teaching. Hence it is said, And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees sitting by, &c. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. Not as though He borrowed the power of another, but as God and the Lord He healed by His own inherent power. Now men often become worthy of spiritual gifts, but generally depart from the rule which the giver of the gifts knew. It was not so with Christ, for the divine power went on abounding in giving remedies. But because it was necessary where so great a number of Scribes and Pharisees had come together, that something should be done to attest His power before those men who slighted Him, He performed the miracle on the man with the palsy, who since medical art seemed to fail, was carried by his kinsfolk to a higher and heavenly Physician. As it follows, And behold men brought him.
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–26

How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same kind of faith with respect to thy ability and willingness to heal our souls. Give us to desire the pardon of sin more than any earthly blessing, or life itself. Enable us to believe thy power to forgive sins; then will our souls cheerfully arise and go where thou pleasest.

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Cross-references

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People & places

Jesus GalileeJerusalemJudea

Topics

Jesus, The ChristMiraclesPowerJudeaDoctor

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.