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John Gill
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it,.... From them, immediately, and whilst he was upon the spot; for that the thing could be long concealed, it was not reasonable to suppose: this charge he gave, to show his dislike of ostentation and popular applause, and to avoid the envy of the Scribes and Pharisees, and prevent the people from making any attempts to proclaim him king; his...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's casting the legion of devils out of the man possessed, and suffering them to enter into the swine, ver. 1-20. II. Christ's healing the woman with the bloody issue, in the way as he was going to raise Jairus's daughter to life, ver. 21-43. These three miracles we had the story of before (Matt. viii. 28, and Matt. ix. 18, and c.) but more fully related here....
Charles H. Spurgeon
For she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; He did not want to blaze abroad the story of these wondrous deeds of his. The crowd was already inconveniently large, so that “he charged them straitly that no man should know it;”
Charles H. Spurgeon
And commanded that something should be given her to eat. She might have continued to live by a miracle as she had been miraculously raised from the dead; but it was needless, and Christ never wrought an unnecessary miracle. Do not look for miracles when ordinary means will suffice. “He commanded that something should be given her to eat.” When life is given or restored, the next thing needed is...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. Life must be nourished; young life especially needs frequent food. If Christ has spiritually quickened your child, see that you feed the child with food convenient. If you have won a convert to Christ in the Sabbath-school, take care that the unadulterated milk of the Word is brought...