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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus said unto them,.... To the disciples of John, the Pharisees being present, who both have here a full answer; though it seems to be especially directed to the former: can the children of the bride chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom, is with them? By the "bridegroom" Christ means himself, who stands in such a relation to his church,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? Could Christ’s disciples fast while Christ fed them with heavenly foods? While his presence was to them like heaven begun below, it would have been inconsistent for them to be mourning and fasting. Mat_9:15. But the days will come, when the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
No man putteth a piece of new cloth,.... These words are, by Lu 5:36 called a "parable", as are those in the following verse; and both are commonly interpreted of the unreasonableness and danger of putting young disciples upon severe exercises of religion, as fasting, c: and it is true, that young converts are to be tenderly dealt with, as they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, — When it shrinks, — Mat_9:16. And the rent is made worse. There must be a fitness about things; do not impose fasting upon a joyful heart, or the singing of joyful hymns upon a sad spirit.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles,.... As in the former parable, our Lord exposes the folly of the Scribes and Pharisees, in their zealous attachment to the traditions of the elders; so in this, he gives a reason why he did not call these persons by his Gospel, who were settled upon the old principle of self-righteousness, but sinners,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. Do not expect from a young beginner that which would be unsuitable to him, even though it should be most comely and seemly in an aged Christian; and do not expect to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
While he spake these things unto them,.... To the Scribes and Pharisees, and to John's disciples, concerning, and in vindication of his, and his disciples, eating and drinking with publicans and sinners, and their not fasting as others did; and while he spake these parables, to expose the folly of self-righteous persons, and justify his own...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. This was grand faith on the ruler’s part, believing that the touch of Christ’s hand would raise his dead daughter to life; we do not wonder that the Saviour...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus arose and followed him,.... Immediately, without delay, or any more ado: he did not upbraid him with the treatment he and his followers met with, from men of his profession; who cast out of their synagogues such, who confessed him to be the Messiah: nor does he take notice of any weakness in his faith; as that he thought it necessary he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: This was while he was on the way to the ruler’s house. Jesus Christ can work many miracles while he is on the way to work other miracles.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And behold a woman which was diseased..... This affair happened in the streets of Capernaum, as Christ was going from the house of Matthew the publican, to the house of Jairus the ruler of the synagogue, which were both in this city. This poor woman's case was a very distressed one; she had been attended with an issue of blood twelve years; it was...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For she said within herself,.... That is, she thought within herself, she reasoned the matter in her mind, she concluded upon it, and firmly believed it; being strongly impressed and influenced by the Spirit of God, and encouraged by instances of cures she had heard were performed by persons only touching him; see Lu 6:19 if I may but touch his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. This also is wonderful faith again; in this chapter we get among the great believers. The man believes that the touch of Jesus can raise the dead the woman believes that the touch of his garment will make her whole
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But Jesus turned him about,.... Knowing what was done behind him, that virtue was gone out of him, that the woman had touched him, and was healed; which is a clear proof of his omniscience, and so of his deity: not that he was angry with her for touching him, though she was an impure woman; for though men and garments were defiled by the touch of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. Christ never comes short of our faith, but he often goes beyond it.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house,.... Both Mark and Luke relate, how that before this, whilst they were in the way, and just as Christ had done speaking to the poor woman, that news was brought to the ruler, that his daughter was actually dead, and therefore need not give Jesus any further trouble; when Christ encouraged him not to be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, They were gathered together for the funeral of this young girl.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, These were hired men and women who were brought in to act as mourners
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them, give place,.... Depart, be gone; for he put them out of the room, and suffered none to be with him, when he raised her from the dead, but Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the child, who were witnesses enough of this miracle. For the maid is not dead, but sleepeth: not but that she was really dead; and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. They did not understand his expression; yet, apparently, sleep only differs from death in this respect, that the sleeper wakes again, and returns to consciousness. The Lord Jesus Christ did not mean that the maiden was not dead; but he meant that,...