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While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue`s house came, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Don`t trouble the Teacher."
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Don't Let Despair Stop Prayer
The messenger's advice, 'trouble not the Teacher,' represents the voice of despair when a situation seems hopeless. Commentators like Charles Spurgeon emphasize that this is precisely when we should persist in prayer. Christ is never troubled by our requests, even when the worst has already happened; rather, He is grieved by our lack of prayer when we give up hope.
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From the ruler of the synagogue's house (παρα του αρχισυναγωγου). The word "house" is not in the Greek here as in Mr 5:35 where απ…
19th Century
Baptist
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
While he yet spoke The above words to the woman;
there cometh one : Mark sugge…
Presbyterian
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 …
