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.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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.

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

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

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

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:…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when he came into the house
Of the ruler of the synagogue;

he suffered no man to go in

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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