21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
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And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. …
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-24)We have here a further recompence made to the widow for her kindness to the prophet; as if it were a small thing to be kept alive, her son, when dead, is restored to life, and so restored to her. Observe, I. The sickness and death of the child. For aught that appears he was her only son, the comfort of her widowed estate. He was fed miraculously, and yet that did not secure him from sickness and d…
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