Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:41-56

§ 52. RAISING OF JAIRUS’S DAUGHTER THE WOMAN WITH A FLUX, Luke 8:41-56 . (See notes on Matthew 9:1; Matthew 9:10-26; Mark 5:22-43.) Jesus, after recrossing the lake, from dispossessing the demoniacs of Gadara, attends the feast given by Matthew in his honour to his brother publicans, and is in full tide of rebuke to the Pharisees who were cavilling at his eating in such company, when a sudden interruption takes place. No less a person than the Ruler of the Synagogue of Capernaum ... read more