Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:49-56
The raising of Jairus’ daughter 8:49-56 (cf. Matthew 9:23-26; Mark 5:35-43) read more
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Thomas Constable
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:51-53
Jairus’ faith is evident in his continuing on with Jesus and allowing Him to enter his house. Perhaps Jesus only allowed Peter, John, and James (cf. Luke 9:28; Acts 1:13) to accompany Him and the girl’s parents because the girl’s room was probably small. Perhaps Luke used this order for these disciples because of Peter and John’s prominence and partnership in the leadership of the early church. Another reason Jesus admitted only these few people may have been to make the little girl feel less... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:54-56
Jesus called the girl’s spirit back to her body (cf. 1 Kings 17:21; Acts 9:41). He evidently extended His hand to offer her assistance in sitting up rather than to transfer divine power to her. Luke wrote that the girl rose up off her deathbed immediately and was able to eat, facts that preclude a gradual or only spiritual restoration (cf. Luke 4:39). Her parents’ amazement (Gr. exestesan) also witnessed to the reality of this miracle."The Gospels record three such resurrections, though Jesus... read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8
1:2 attendants (c-11) Huperetes . see Note, 1 Corinthians 4:1 . read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:2
8:2 Magdalene, (a-17) Or 'of Magdala.' read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:7
8:7 with (b-16) See Note, Romans 6:5 . read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:14
8:14 were, (c-8) Or 'into the thorns.' life, (d-27) Bios , life as such in this world. read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:15
8:15 who (e-10) Or 'who are such as;' so ver. 3. read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 8:24
8:24 Master, (a-10) See Note. ch. 5.5. read more
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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 8:49-50
Jesus’ words of encouragement as well as His recent demonstration of power prepared Jairus for what followed. He had just witnessed Jesus overcome ceremonial defilement and disease. He needed to believe that Jesus could overcome ceremonial defilement and death. Luke stressed the sad finality of the occasion by using the perfect tense Greek verb translated "she has died" and by placing the verb in the emphatic first position in the sentence. The messenger’s command also implied that there was no... read more