51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. …
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 40-56)Christ was driven away by the Gadarenes ; they were weary of him, and willing to be rid of him. But when he had crossed the water, and returned to the Galileans , they gladly received him, wished and waited for his return, and welcomed him with all their hearts when he did return, Luke 8:40. If some will not accept the favours Christ offers them, others will . If the Gadarenes be not gathered, yet…
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