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37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

Mark 5:37

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • 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.

  • And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

  • This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

  • And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

  • And 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.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 35-43)

Diseases and deaths came into the world by the sin and disobedience of the first Adam; but by the grace of the second Adam both are conquered. Christ, having healed an incurable disease, here goes on to triumph over death, as in the beginning of the chapter he had triumphed over an outrageous devil. I. The melancholy news is brought to Jairus, that his daughter is dead , and therefore, if Christ b…

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