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.
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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.
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And they lawght him to scorne. Then he put them all out and toke the father and the mother of the mayden and them that were with him and entred in where the mayden laye
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And they laught him to scorne: but hee put them all out, and tooke the father, and the mother of the childe, and them that were with him, and entred in where the childe lay,
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- Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?”
- Genesis 19:14 Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city!” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.
- 2 Kings 4:33 He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to Yahweh.
- Job 12:4 I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.
- Psalms 22:7 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
- Psalms 123:3-4 Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.
- Matthew 7:6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
- Matthew 9:24-25 he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him. But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
- Luke 8:53-54 They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead. But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
- Acts 17:32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The three disciples.
The three disciples.
Such as mock and scorn Christ, are unworthy to be witnesses of his goodness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when…
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Ver. 40. {See Trapp on "Mat 9:24"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they laughed him to scorn,.... The servants of…
And they laughed him to scorn,.... The servants of the house that had laid her out; and the neighbours and relations that were come in on this occasion, and had satisfied themselves that she was dead; and the players on the pipe and flute, with the mourning women, who got their livelihood this way; See Gill on Mat 9:24;
but when he had put them all out: of the house, or that part of it where he was; that is, ordered them to depart, with the leave and consent of the master of the house:
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he taketh the father, and the mother, of the damsel, and them that were with him: either with Jairus, who had accompanied him to Christ, and returned with him; the Ethiopic version reads it, "with them", who were with the father and the mother of the damsel, their near relations, and intimate friends; or rather with Christ, namely, the three disciples, Peter, James, and John;
and entereth in where the damsel was lying; into an inner room, where the child was laid out on a bed.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Them that were with him - Peter, James, and…
Them that were with him - Peter, James, and John.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 40. The father and the mother] Prudence required…
Verse 40. The father and the mother] Prudence required that they should be present, and be witnesses of the miracle.
And them that were with him] That is, Peter, James, and John, Mr 5:37. It is remarkable that our Lord gave a particular preference to these three disciples, beyond all the rest, on three very important occasions:
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1. They were present at the transfiguration.
2. At the raising of Jairus's daughter.
3. At his agony in the garden of Gethsemane.
Where the damsel was lying.] ανακειμενον, lying. This word is very doubtful. BDL, one other, Coptic, and later Arabic, with five of the Itala, omit it. Other MSS. express the same idea in five different words: Griesbach leaves it out of the text. See his Testament.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (40) They laughed him to scorn.—Here again the verb…
(40) They laughed him to scorn.—Here again the verb implies continuous action.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They laughed him to scorn. He suffered this, in…
They laughed him to scorn. He suffered this, in order that the actual death might be the more manifest, and that so they might the more wonder at her resurrection, and thus pass from wonder and amazement to a true faith in him who thus showed himself to be the Resurrection and the Life. He now put them all forth; and then, with his three apostles, Peter, James, and John, and the father and the mother of the child, he went in where the child was. The common crowd were not worthy to see that in which they would not believe. They were unworthy to witness the great reality of the resurrection; for they had been deriding him who wields this power. It is remarked by Archbishop Trench that in the same manner Elisha (2Ki_4:33) cleared the room before he raised the son of the Shunammite.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:40 Because the crowd did not understand Jesus’ words,…
5:40 Because the crowd did not understand Jesus’ words, they laughed at him, knowing that the girl had died. He made them all leave, probably to keep them from discouraging the parents any further.
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