All wept, and bewailed her.—Better, all were weeping and bewailing her.

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. And…

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 all were weeping. The Evangelists mention the lamentation, that the resurrection may be more fully believed. Matthew expressl…

Ver. 52 And all wept and bewailed her Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning…

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 …