When he came to the house, he didn’t allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.
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When he came to the house, he didn’t allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.
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And when he came to the housse he suffred no man to goo in with him save Peter Iames and Iohn and the father and the mother of the mayden.
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And when he went into the house, he suffered no man to goe in with him, saue Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and the father and mother of the maide.
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- 1 Kings 17:19-23 He said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed. He cried to Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?” He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.” Yahweh listened to the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, “Behold, your son lives.”
- 2 Kings 4:4-6 Go in and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour oil into all those containers; and set aside those which are full.” So she went from him, and shut the door on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil. When the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” He said to her, “There isn’t another container.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
- Isaiah 42:2 He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
- Matthew 6:5-6 “When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
- Mark 14:33 He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.
- Luke 9:28 About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
- Mark 5:37-40 He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing. When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.” They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.
- Luke 6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;
- Acts 9:40 Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
- 2 Kings 4:34-36 He went up, and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He stretched himself on him; and the child’s flesh grew warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth; and went up, and stretched himself out on him. Then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.”
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Not only her relations and friends, and the servants…
Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning women, that were hired on this occasion, and employed for this purpose:
but he said, weep not; neither in show, as the mourning women did, nor in reality, as the friends of the deceased:
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she is not dead, but sleepeth; See Gill on Mat 9:24. See Gill on Mar 5:39.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 51. save Peter, and James, and John] as at…
51. save Peter, and James, and John] as at the Transfiguration and at Gethsemane, Mar_9:2; Mar_14:33.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (51) Save Peter, and James, and John.—It will be…
(51) Save Peter, and James, and John.—It will be noticed that St. Luke agrees with St. Mark in giving the names; St. Matthew omits them. St. Mark, however, states more definitely that none others were allowed even to go with Him.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 When he came to the house
When he came to the house
"When they came to the house." Jesus went there with Jairus. Also some of Jesus' disciples went with them.
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he allowed no one ... except Peter and John and James, and the father of the child and her mother
This could be stated positively. AT: "Jesus allowed only Peter, John, James, and the girl's father and mother to go inside with him"
the father of the child
This refers to Jairus.
all were mourning and wailing for her
This was the normal way of showing grief in that culture. AT: "all the people there were showing how sad they were and crying loudly because the girl had died" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
laughed at him, knowing that she
"laughed at him because they knew the girl"
translationWords
Peter
John (the apostle)
James (son of Zebedee)
mourn
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 8:51 Peter, John, and James became the inner circle…
8:51 Peter, John, and James became the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples (see 5:1-11; 9:28; Mark 14:32-33).
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