Luke 8:51

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.

Luke 8:51 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:51

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".

Luke 8:51 In-Context

49 While He yet spoke, there came one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, "Thy daughter is dead. Trouble not the Master."

50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, "Fear not; believe only, and she shall be made whole."

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.

52 And all wept and bewailed her, but He said, "Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth."

53 And they laughed Him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.