Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65], at sacred-texts.com
Luke 5:1
luk 5:1
Mat 4:18; Mar 1:16.
Luke 5:6
luk 5:6
Their net brake - Began to tear.
Luke 5:8
luk 5:8
Depart from me, for I am a sinful man - And therefore not worthy to be in thy presence.
Luke 5:11
luk 5:11
They forsook all and followed him - They had followed him before, Joh 1:43, but not so as to forsake all. Till now, they wrought at their ordinary calling.
Luke 5:12
luk 5:12
Mat 8:2; Mar 1:40.
Luke 5:14
luk 5:14
Lev 14:2.
Luke 5:16
luk 5:16
He withdrew - The expression in the original implies, that he did so frequently.
Luke 5:17
luk 5:17
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.
Luke 5:18
luk 5:18
Mat 9:2; Mar 2:3.
Luke 5:19
luk 5:19
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.
Luke 5:26
luk 5:26
We have seen strange things to. day - Sins forgiven, miracles wrought.
Luke 5:27
luk 5:27
Mat 9:9; Mar 2:14.
Luke 5:28
luk 5:28
Leaving all - His business and gain.
Luke 5:29
luk 5:29
And Levi made him a great entertainment - It was necessarily great, because of the great number of guests.
Luke 5:33
luk 5:33
Make prayers - Long and solemn. Mat 9:14; Mar 2:18.
Luke 5:34
luk 5:34
Can ye make - That is, is it proper to make men fast and mourn, during a festival solemnity?
Luke 5:36
luk 5:36
He spake also a parable - Taken from clothes and wine; therefore peculiarly proper at a feast.
Luke 5:39
luk 5:39
And no man having drunk old wine - And beside, men are not wont to be immediately freed from old prejudices.