Luke 8:50-56 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:40-56

Christ was driven away by the Gadarenes; they were weary of him, and willing to be rid of him. But when he had crossed the water, and returned to the Galileans, they gladly received him, wished and waited for his return, and welcomed him with all their hearts when he did return, Luke 8:40. If some will not accept the favours Christ offers them, others will. If the Gadarenes be not gathered, yet there are many among whom Christ shall be glorious. When Christ had done his work on the other side... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:50

But when Jesus heard it ,.... The message that was brought to the ruler, and the hint that was given, that it was needless to give him any further trouble: he answered him ; not the messenger, but the father of the child, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read: saying, fear not : do not be dismayed at this message, nor despair of help, notwithstanding such is the case: believe only, and she shall be made whole ; exercise faith in me, that I am able to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:51

And when he came into the house ,.... Of the ruler of the synagogue; he suffered no man to go in : to the room, where the dead body lay: save Peter, James and John ; not one of the multitude that followed him, nor any of the disciples, but these three; who were his favourite ones, and were a sufficient number to be witnesses of the miracle: and the father and mother of the maiden ; these also were admitted. The Persic version very wrongly joins these last words with the beginning... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:52

Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning women, that were hired on this occasion, and employed for this purpose: but he said, weep not ; neither in show, as the mourning women did, nor in reality, as the friends of the deceased: she is not dead, but sleepeth ; See Gill on Matthew 9:24 . See Gill on Mark 5:39 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:53

And they laughed him to scorn ,.... The servants, neighbours, and relations, the pipers, and mourning women: these, from weeping for the dead, fell to laughing at Christ, having him and his words in the utmost derision: knowing that she was dead : some of them having been employed in laying her out, and all of them having seen her, and were satisfied, and thoroughly assured, that she was actually dead, as ever any person was, as she doubtless was; but they were ignorant in what sense... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:54

And he put them all out ,.... Of the room, where the maiden lay, all the mourners and pipers; all excepting the parents of the child, and his three disciples, This clause is left out in the Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions; nor was it in two of Beza's ancient copies, and in two of Stephens's; but in the rest, and in the other versions: and took hereby the hand, and called, saying ; in the Syriac language, "Talitha cumi", as in Mark 5:41 Maid, arise ; See Gill on Mark 5:41 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:55

And her spirit came again ,.... Her soul, which was departed from her, upon the all-powerful voice of Christ, returned to her body; and "re-entered", as the Ethiopic version adds: this shows that the soul is immortal, and dies not with the body; that it exists in a separate state from it after death, and will hereafter re-enter the body, and be again united to it in the resurrection, of which this instance was a kind of pledge and emblem: where her spirit was during this time of separation,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:56

And her parents were astonished ,.... At the miracle that was wrought, to see their child restored to life; to see her arise, walk, and eat, being in perfect health and strength, and no disorder attending her; but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done . The Ethiopic version reads, "what he had done, nor any thing that was done" not that the thing itself could be concealed, but the way and manner in which, and the means by which it was done, and the circumstances of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:54

He put them all out - That is, the pipers and those who made a noise, weeping and lamenting. See Matthew 9:23 ; Mark 5:38 . Pompous funeral ceremonies are ridiculous in themselves, and entirely opposed to the spirit and simplicity of the religion of Christ. Every where they meet with his disapprobation. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:55

And he commanded to give her meat - Though she was raised to life by a miracle, she was not to be preserved by a miracle. Nature is God's great instrument, and he delights to work by it; nor will he do any thing by his sovereign power, in the way of miracle, that can be effected by his ordinary providence. Again, God will have us be workers together with him: he provides food for us, but he does not eat for us; we eat for ourselves, and are thus nourished on the bounty that God has provided.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 8:40-56

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:50

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:51

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:52

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:53

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:54

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:55

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:56

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:54

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:55

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