Mark 5:38
Read Mark 5:38 Using Other Translations
What does Mark 5:38 mean?
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue,
&c.] Along with him, and the three disciples above mentioned;
and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read,
"and they came", the above persons:
and seeing the tumult;
the throng and crowd of people, of relations, friends,
neighbours, and acquaintance, on this occasion, all in a hurry,
and in one motion or another, expressing their concern by words
and gestures.
And them that wept and wailed bitterly;
the mourning women, the same with the "preficae" of the Romans,
who sung mournful songs, and made hideous noises, being hired for
this purpose; as also those who played doleful tunes on musical
instruments; (See Gill on Matthew
9:23).
