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All were weeping, and mourning her, but he said, "Don`t weep. She isn`t dead, but sleeping."
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Proof of a True Miracle
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin highlight the presence of professional mourners and musicians. This cultural practice confirms that the girl was not merely sick or in a coma; she was considered officially dead. This detail emphasizes the certainty of her death, making Jesus' subsequent act a genuine and powerful resurrection.
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19th Century
Anglican
All wept, and bewailed her.—Better, all were weeping and bewailing her.
Baptist
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…
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:…
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16th Century
Protestant
And all were weeping. The Evangelists mention the lamentation, that the resurrection may be more fully believed. Matthew expressl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 52 And all wept and bewailed her Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning…
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 …
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