32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.
*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.
See the notes at Matthew 8:16-17.
And at even, when the sun did set - See the notes at Matthew 8:16.
And at even, when the sun did set,.... At which time the Jews' sabbath was ended; See Gill on Matthew 8:16, for this was a sabbath day, Mark 1:21, when according to them, it was not lawful to heal; nor did they offer to bring their sick to him on that day; but the last of the two evening days being come, and the sun set, the sabbath was over; and therefore being under no restraint on account of that,
they brought unto him all that were diseased; with any sort of disease whatever, even all that were in their city;
and them that were possessed with devils. The Persic version renders it "epileptics", such as were troubled with the falling sickness, as many of those were, whose bodies the devils possessed.
And at even, when the sun did set--so Matthew 8:16. Luke (Luke 4:40) says it was setting.
they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils--the demonized. From Luke 13:14 we see how unlawful they would have deemed it to bring their sick to Jesus for a cure during the sabbath hours. They waited, therefore, till these were over, and then brought them in crowds. Our Lord afterwards took repeated occasion to teach the people by example, even at the risk of His own life, how superstitious a straining of the sabbath rest this was.
When the sun was set - And, consequently, the Sabbath was ended, which they reckoned from sunset to sunset.
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