Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:55
Luke 8:55. Her spirit came again,— This expression implies that she was really dead, and that the soul exists separately after the body dies. See the note on Mark 5:42. Inferences drawn from the healing of the bloody issue, Luk 8:43-48 of this chapter, and Matthew 9:20-22. In this memorable event our blessed Lord had certainly no small respect to the faith of Jairus, to whose house he was going. How could that ruler now think otherwise than that he, who by the virtue of his garment only, could... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:48
Luke 8:48. Daughter, be of good comfort:— What is here said of this woman, is frequently asserted by our Saviour upon other occasions, namely, that the miraculous cure which he performed was in some measure in consequence of the patient's faith. We find likewise that faith was actually required, sometimes of the persons themselves who were to be healed, at other times of those who interceded for them, and were to attest the faith of the miracle. The reasons for this have been assigned in the... read more