John Wesley's Notes on the Bible

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Luke 5
Verse 1.   Matt. iv, 18; Mark i, 16.

Verse 6.   Their net brake - Began to tear.

Verse 8.   Depart from me, for I am a sinful man - And therefore not worthy to be in thy presence.

Verse 11.   They forsook all and followed him - They had followed him before, John i, 43, but not so as to forsake all. Till now, they wrought at their ordinary calling.

Verse 12.   Matt. viii, 2; Mark i, 40.

Verse 14.   Lev. xiv, 2.

Verse 16.   He withdrew - The expression in the original implies, that he did so frequently.

Verse 17.   Sitting by - As being more honourable than the bulk of the congregation, who stood. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them - To heal the sickness of their souls, as well as all bodily diseases.

Verse 18.   Matt. ix, 2; Mark ii, 3.

Verse 19.   Not being able to bring him in through the multitude, they went round about by a back passage, and going up the stairs on the outside, they came upon the flat-roofed house, and let him down through the trap door, such as was on the top of most of the Jewish houses: doubtless, with such circumspection as the circumstances plainly required.

Verse 26.   We have seen strange things to. day - Sins forgiven, miracles wrought.

Verse 27.   Matt. ix, 9; Mark ii, 14.

Verse 28.   Leaving all - His business and gain.

Verse 29.   And Levi made him a great entertainment - It was necessarily great, because of the great number of guests.

Verse 33.   Make prayers - Long and solemn. Matt. ix, 14; Mark ii, 18.

Verse 34.   Can ye make - That is, is it proper to make men fast and mourn, during a festival solemnity?

Verse 36.   He spake also a parable - Taken from clothes and wine; therefore peculiarly proper at a feast.

Verse 39.   And no man having drunk old wine - And beside, men are not wont to be immediately freed from old prejudices.


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