Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:23
Saw the minstrels and the people making a noise - Αυλητας , pipers; Anglo-Saxon the whistlers; Gothic, haurngans haurngandans , the horn-blowers blowing with their horns. Nearly the same as the pipublasara , pipe-blowers of the Islandic: for among all those nations funeral lamentations accompanied with such rude instruments, were made at the death of relatives. That pipes were in use among the Jews, in times of calamity or death, is evident from Jeremiah 48:36 . And among the Greeks,... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:22
Daughter, be of good comfort - Θαρσει θυγατερ , Take courage, daughter. See on Matthew 9:2 ; (note). The reason of this kind speech was - Jesus, finding that virtue had proceeded from him; made inquiry who had touched him. The woman, finding that she could not be hid, came fearing and trembling, ( Mark 5:33 ;), and confessed the truth: to dispel these fears and to comfort her mind, Jesus said, Daughter, take courage. Thy faith hath made thee whole - Η πιστις σου σεσωκε σε , This... read more