Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Welcomed (apedecato). Peculiar to Luke. To receive with pleasure, from apodexomai, a common verb.
For they were all waiting for him (hsan gar pantev prosdokwntev auton). Periphrastic imperfect active of prosdokaw, an old verb for eager expectancy, a vivid picture of the attitude of the people towards Jesus. Driven from Decapolis, he is welcomed in Capernaum.
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