Sat up (ανεκαθισεν). First aorist active indicative. The verb in the N.T. only here and Ac 9:40. Medical writers often used it of …

He delivered him to his mother.—Literally, He gave him. The mother was, probably, following at some little dista…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Lord joins one miracle to another. In the former instance, He came when called for, but in this, …

Jesus risked ritual defilement by touching the coffin. He then did what would seem useless—he spoke to a dead person. When the young man returned t…

And he that was dead
That had been dead, (for he was now alive,) as it was a clear case to all his relations and fri…

When the Lord saw the poor widow following her son to the grave, he had compassion on her. See Christ's power over death itself.

The gospel …