Verse 49
(49) And commanded him to be called.—The better MSS. give, more vividly, “and said, Call him.”
Be of good comfort.—The cheering words of the disciples or by-standers are given by St. Mark only, as is also the eager action of the man “casting off his garment (i.e., the outer mantle) and leaping up.” The Greek word, in the better MSS. is much stronger than the English “rose.”
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