Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 8:51
And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
51. save Peter, and James, and John ] as at the Transfiguration and at Gethsemane, Mar 9:2; Mar 14:33.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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 of the next verse, reading them thus, “the father and mother of the maiden, with the domestics, wept and bewailed her”.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1) “And when he came into the house,” (elthon de eis ten oikian) “Then when he came into the residence,” where the corpse of the daughter was, Mat 9:23, there he saw the Jewish minstrels paid to weep and wail.
2) “He suffered no man to go in,” (ouk apheken eiselthein tina sun auto) “He did not allow anyone to go into the residence- with him,” in colleague of interest with Him.
3) “Save Peter, and James, and John,” (ei me Petron kai loannen kai lakobon) “Except Peter, and James, and John,” the innercircle apostles, as witnesses, Mr 5:37]. They were with Him at the transfiguration, and tarried a little farther with Him in Gethsemane, Mat 17:1-4, etc.
4) “And the father and the mother of the maiden.” (kai ton patera tes paidos kai ten metera) “And the father and mother of the maid,” or young girl, the only begotten of the synagogue ruler, Luk 8:42; Mar 5:40.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(51) Save Peter, and James, and John.It will be noticed that St. Luke agrees with St. Mark in giving the names; St. Matthew omits them. St. Mark, however, states more definitely that none others were allowed even to go with Him.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘And when he came to the house, he did not allow any man to enter in with him, except Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.’
When they came to the house Jesus excluded from it all but Peter, John and James, and the parents. He did not want what He was about to do to be in the public domain. The selection of the three was a clear indication that something quite remarkable was going to happen. They were the three that He always chose at such times (compare Luk 9:28; Mar 14:33). They shared His most intimate moments when something unique about Himself was to be revealed. (Note how Luke has switched James and John around and paired Peter and John ready for Acts).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
51. ] Our Lord had entered the house, where He found , (Matt., Mark), who were all following Him into the chamber of death. On this He declared who were to follow Him ( , . . .), and uttered the words . . . Then He entered with His three Apostles and the parents. I say this, not for the sake of harmonizing, but to bring out the sequence in our narrative here, which unless we get the right meaning for , seems disturbed.
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Luk 8:51 . in [89] and other MSS. the usual order of the three disciples Peter, James, John is changed into Peter, John, James.
[89] Codex Vaticanus (sc. iv.), published in photographic facsimile in 1889 under the care of the Abbate Cozza-Luzi.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
suffered no man = suffered not (Greek. ou. App-105) any one.
save = except. Peter, and James, and John. Compare Mar 9:12; Mar 14:33.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
51.] Our Lord had entered the house, where He found , (Matt., Mark), who were all following Him into the chamber of death. On this He declared who were to follow Him ( , …), and uttered the words … Then He entered with His three Apostles and the parents. I say this, not for the sake of harmonizing, but to bring out the sequence in our narrative here, which unless we get the right meaning for , seems disturbed.
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Luk 8:51. , John and James) That John should be at times put first is the less wonderful, as even John alone is sometimes added to Peter: ch. Luk 22:8.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
he suffered: 1Ki 17:19-23, 2Ki 4:4-6, 2Ki 4:34-36, Isa 42:2, Mat 6:5, Mat 6:6, Act 9:40
save: Luk 6:14, Luk 9:28, Mar 5:37-40, Mar 14:33
Reciprocal: Mat 17:1 – Peter Luk 8:54 – he put
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jairus’ faith is evident in his continuing on with Jesus and allowing Him to enter his house. Perhaps Jesus only allowed Peter, John, and James (cf. Luk 9:28; Act 1:13) to accompany Him and the girl’s parents because the girl’s room was probably small. Perhaps Luke used this order for these disciples because of Peter and John’s prominence and partnership in the leadership of the early church. Another reason Jesus admitted only these few people may have been to make the little girl feel less conspicuous when she "awoke." [Note: Morris, p. 161.] More significantly His command to keep this incident quiet indicates that He did not want the unnecessary publicity that would inevitably accompany a second resuscitation (cf. Luk 7:11-17). By saying euphemistically that the girl was asleep (Gr. katheudei) Jesus was implying that her death was only temporary (cf. Joh 11:11; 1Th 4:13-14). Jesus was expressing God’s view of death, not man’s. Obviously she had died because her spirit had departed from her body (Luk 8:55). It is interesting that these mourners who knew of Jesus’ prophetic powers and gift of healing refused to allow the possibility that He might be right. This attitude shows their lack of faith.