Mark 5:42

5:42 Jesus’ authority over death was demonstrated when the little girl immediately stood up and walked around, with no need for recuperation. The transformation was instant and absolute.

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Mar 5:42. Εὐθέως, straightway) It was not by degrees that at last she regained her consciousness.—γὰρ, for) She returned to the state consonant to her age.—δώδεκα, twelve) comp. Mar 5:25. It was at one and the same time the woman was healed [of the issue of twelve years’ standing] and the girl [of twelve years] was raised to life; the one having begun life at the same time that the other had begun her misery.

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Mar 5:42 . περιεπάτει , etc.: the diminutive κοράσιον might suggest the idea of a mere child, therefore, after stating that she walked about , it is added that she was twelve years old . In Mk. only.

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(42) She was of the age of twelve years.—St. Mark gives the age at the end of the narrative, St. Luke at the beginning, St. Matthew not at all; a proof of a certain measure of independence in dealing with the materials upon which the three narratives were severally founded.

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42. And immediately her spirit came again and she arose straightway (Luk_8:55), and began to walk. There is no struggle, no effort on his part, Who is “the Resurrection and the Life” (Joh_11:25); we read of no “crying unto the Lord,” or “stretching himself upon the child three times” as in the case of Elijah at Sarepta (1Ki_17:21); He “lieth not upon the child, or putteth his mouth upon her mouth, and his eyes upon her eyes, and his hands upon her hands” as in the case of Elisha (2Ki_4:34), He speaks but a word and instantly He is obeyed.

a great astonishment] The word thus rendered denotes sometimes (1) a trance, as in Act_10:10, “but while they made ready, he (St Peter) fell into a trance;” and Act_22:17, “while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance,” with which comp. 2 Cor. 12:23 (ii) amazement, awe, as in Luk_5:26, “and amazement seized all;” Mar_16:8, “trembling and amazement seized them;” Act_3:10, “and they were filled with wonder and amazement.” Here it points to a very extremity of astonishment.

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And straightway the damsel arose, and walked,.... As soon as ever the above words were pronounced by Christ, such divine power went along with them, that the child returned to life; and raised herself up from the bed, got off of it, and walked about the room in perfect health and strength:

for she was of the age of twelve years; and so, when alive and well, was able to walk; though one of this age was called a little one, as this is by another evangelist; See Gill on Mat 9:18,

and they were astonished with a great astonishment; they were exceedingly amazed at such a signal instance of the power of our Lord, even both the parents of the child, and the disciples of Christ.

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42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

Ver. 42. They were astonished with a great astonishment] Gr. εξεστησαν εκστασει μεγαλη. With an ecstasy of admiration: they were even carried out of themselves, vix sui compotes.

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Vers. 42, 43. Here, as in other miracles, the restoration was immediate and complete: straightway the damsel rose up, and walked. Well might the father and the mother of the maiden and the three chosen apostles be amazed with a great amazement (exesthsan ekstasei megalh). And then, for the purpose of strengthening that life which he rescued from the jaws of the grave, our Lord commanded that something should be given her to eat. It has often been observed that in the examples of his resurrection power given by Christ there is a gradation:

1. The daughter of Jairus just dead.

2. The widow"s son from his bier.

3. Lazarus from his grave.

The more stupendous miracle is I pledge, when "all that are in their graves yet to come, of which our Lord"s own resurrection is at once the example and the pledge, when "All that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth."

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42. Straightway. The restoration was immediate.

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42. εὐθὺς ἀνέστη … περιεπάτει. Lk. again has παραχρῆμα where Mk has εὐθύς (Mar 5:29). The change of tense is accurate; the rising was instantaneous, the walking continued. The latter, mentioned by Mk only, like διηκόνει αὐτοῖς (Mar 1:31), showed the completeness of the restoration. Bede remarks that spiritual resurrection must be followed by virtuous activity.

ἦν γὰρ ἐτῶν δώδεκα. “For she was old enough to walk.” Bengel notes that her life began when the woman’s affliction began (Mar 5:25).

ἐξέστησαν εὐθὺς ἐκστάσει μεγάλῃ. See crit. note and cf. Mar 4:41; Gen 27:33. We have ἔκστασις = “amazement” Mar 16:8; Luk 5:26; Act 3:10; elsewhere “a trance,” Act 10:10; Act 22:17.

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42. ἦν γὰρ ἐτῶν δώδεκα—for she was twelve years old. This is introduced to explain the walking, nothing having been said about her age before. ἐξέστησαν εὐθὺς ἐκστάσει μεγάλῃ—they were amazed immediately with a great amazement.2

εὐθὺς after ἐξέστησαν, Tisch. (Treg. marg.) WH. RV. א BCL Δ 33, Memph.

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Astonishment [εκστασει] . Better Rev., amazement, which carries the sense of bewilderment. Ekstasiv, of which the English ecstasy is a transcript, is from ejk, out of, and isthmi, to place or put. Its primitive sense, therefore, is that of removal; hence of a man removed out of his senses. In Biblical Greek it is used in a modified sense, as here, Mr 16:8; Luk 5:26; Act 3:10, of amazement, often coupled with fear. In Act 10:10; Act 11:5; Act 12:17, it is used in the sense of our word ecstasy, and is rendered.

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