And it came to pass on a certain day
When he was at Capernaum, as appears from ( Mark 2:1 )
As he was teaching:
in the house where such numbers were gathered together, to hear
the word of God preached by him, that there was not room for
them, neither within the house, nor about the door, ( Mark 2:2 )
That there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting
by;
who were sometimes called Scribes, and sometimes lawyers, and
were generally of the sect of the Pharisees:
which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea,
and
Jerusalem:
having heard much of his doctrine and miracles, they came from
all parts to watch and observe him, and to take all opportunities
and advantages against him, that they might expose him to the
people: and the power of the Lord was present to heal
them;
not the Pharisees and doctors of the law, who did not come to be
healed by him, either in body or mind; but the multitude, some of
whom came to hear his doctrine, and others to be healed of their
infirmities, ( Luke 5:15 ) . The Persic
version reads the words thus, "and from all the villages of
Galilee, and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, multitudes came, and
the power of God was present to heal them."
