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The Power in His Command
Commentators note that Jesus's actions were deliberate and powerful. He took the girl by the hand and spoke with a commanding voice, not to wake someone in a trance, but to demonstrate that her life returned as a direct result of His powerful word. As one scholar puts it, 'The hand of Christ's grace goes with the calls of his word, to make them effectual.'
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AT Robertson
On Luke 8:54
Called (εφωνησεν). Certainly not to wake up the dead, but to make it plain to all that she rose in response to his elevated tone o…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 8:53–54
19th Century
Preacher
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
And he put them out, and took her by the hand, and called saying, Mai…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 8:54
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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John Gill
On Luke 8:54
17th Century
Pastor
And he put them all out
Of the room, where the maiden lay, all the mourners and pipers; all excepting the parents of…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 8:41–56
17th Century
Minister
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 …