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Jesus's Practical Care
After an extraordinary miracle, Jesus immediately attended to the girl's ordinary need for food. Commentators see this as proof of her complete restoration and a sign of His tender compassion. It also teaches a principle: God often works through ordinary means, and we shouldn't expect a miracle when a practical solution is available.
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Albert Barnes
On Mark 5:43
18th Century
Theologian
Something should be given her to eat. "He had raised her by extraordinary power, but he willed that she should be sustained by
AT Robertson
On Mark 5:43
That no one should know this (ινα μηδεις γνο τουτο). Second aorist active subjunctive, γνο. But would they keep still about it? Th…
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 5:43
19th Century
Bishop
That something should be given her to eat.—This, again, is common to Mark and Luke, but is not given by Matthew. It suggests the …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Mark 5:43
19th Century
Preacher
And commanded that something should be given her to eat.
She might have continued to live by a miracle, as she had been miraculousl…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 5:43
The twelve-year-old girl responded immediately to Jesus’ words. She not only stood up, she began to walk around. The five witnesses to the miracle …
John Calvin
On Mark 5:43
16th Century
Theologian
And he charged them Though Christ did not admit all indiscriminately to behold this resurrection, yet the miracle might not have remained …
John Gill
On Mark 5:43
17th Century
Pastor
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it ,
&c.] From them, immediately, and whilst he was upon the sp…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 5:35–43
17th Century
Minister
We may suppose Jairus hesitating whether he should ask Christ to go on or not, when told that his daughter was dead. But do we not have as much occ…