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Save Peter, and James, and John.—It will be noticed that St. Luke agrees with St. Mark in giving the names; St. Matthew …

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.

St. John Chrysostom: Our Lord purposefully waited until the girl's death so that the miracle of her resurrection would be made…

Occasionally Jesus selected Peter, James, and John alone to be with him —e.g., at the Transfiguration (9:28) and in Gethsemane ([Reference Mark 14:…

And when he came into the house
Of the ruler of the synagogue;
he suffered no man to go in…

Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise, every wise man …
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Charles Ellicott
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