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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 5:24

The Lord amongst the needy. The two miracles recorded in this passage were blended both in fact and in narrative, and together they illustrate some of the beauties of our Lord's character and work. Of these we select the following:— I. HIS DISINTERESTED KINDNESS . NO doubt his miracles were attestations of Divine power, but none of them were wrought with the idea of gaining personal fame. On the contrary, he endeavored to silence the demands of gaping curiosity, and rebuked... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 5:22-43

See the account of the raising of Jairus’ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26.Mark 5:23Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies.Mark 5:26Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed.Mark 5:27Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done to avoid being noticed. It was an act of faith. She was full... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 5:22-28

Mark 5:22-28. There cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue Probably that at Capernaum. The rulers of the synagogue were three persons chosen out of ten, who were obliged constantly to attend the public worship over which they presided, and determined such disputes as happened in the synagogue. For an explanation of this whole paragraph, see notes on Matthew 9:18-26. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 5:21-43

59. Jairus’ daughter and a woman healed (Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56)Back in the Jewish regions, a synagogue elder named Jairus asked Jesus to come and heal his seriously ill daughter. Seeing that the man had faith, Jesus set off for his house (Mark 5:21-24). On the way they were interrupted by a sick woman who believed that if she could only touch Jesus’ clothing she would be healed (Mark 5:25-29). Jesus knew that someone was seeking his help in this way, and did not want the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 5:24

followed = was following. thronged = were thronging. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 5:24

And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.This indicates that the crowd itself got into Jesus' way as he set out to go to the home of Jairus. There was no way that such a persistent throng of so many people could be quickly dispersed. Jesus' movement to go to the ruler's house precipitated a stampede, as we might say, with the inevitable result of delaying Jesus' arrival at the bedside of the child. Also, as the next verse shows, another instance of Jesus'... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 5:24

24. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him—The word in Luke ( :-) is stronger—"choked," "stifled Him." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 5:22-24

Synagogue rulers were not priests but lay leaders who were responsible for the worship services and the synagogue’s physical facilities. As such, Jairus (the Greek form of the Hebrew Jair, "he will give light or awaken;" cf. Numbers 32:41; Judges 10:3) undoubtedly enjoyed much respect in his community. Most healing stories are anonymous, so perhaps Mark included Jairus’ name because of its connection with Jesus’ miracle of awakening the girl to life (cf. Mark 5:39). Laying hands on a sick... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 5:1-43

The Gadarene Demoniac. Jairus’ Daughter1-20. The Gadarene (Gerasene) demoniac (Matthew 8:28; Luke 8:26). See on Mt; Mk’s account is much the fullest.1. Gadarenes] RV ’Gerasenes.’9. Mk and Lk (not Mt) state that the man called himself ’Legion,’ because he believed himself to be possessed by numerous devils.18-20. Our Lord thought the quiet of home life better for the man than the excitement of going about with Him. He told him to proclaim the miracle, because in this mainly Gentile district... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 5:22-43

(22-43) And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers.—See Notes on Matthew 9:18-25, where the narrative is found in a different connection as coming immediately after the feast in St. Matthew’s house, which St. Mark has given in Mark 2:14-18.Jairus.—The name is given by St. Mark and St. Luke only. It was a Græcised form of the Jair of Judges 10:3, Numbers 32:41. It meets us in the Apocryphal portion of Esther (xi. 2) as the name of the father of Mardocheus, or Mordecai. read more

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