And he suffered no man to follow him
To the house of the ruler, but dismissed the multitude, being not
desirous of the honour and applause of men: probably what he said
to the ruler, was privately, and with a low voice, so that the
multitude did not hear him; and understanding by the messengers
that the child was dead, were the more easily prevailed upon to
depart, since they might conclude there was nothing now to be
done;
save Peter, and James, and John, the brother of
James:
three favourite disciples, who were a sufficient number of
witnesses; and who were taken alone along with Christ on some
other occasions, as at his transfiguration, and when in the
garden.