SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:43
Mas él les mandó mucho que nadie lo supiese, y dijo que le diesen de comer.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 5:43
Verse 43. Something should be given her to eat.] For though he had employed an extraordinary power to bring her to life, he wills that she should be continued in existence by the use of ordinary means. The advice of the heathen is a good one: - Nec Deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus Inciderit. HORAT "When the miraculous power of God is necessary, let it be resorted to: when it is not necessary, let the ordinary means be used."-To act otherwise would be to tempt God. While Christ teaches men the knowledge of the true God, and the way of salvation, he at the same time teaches them lessons of prudence, economy, and common sense. And it is worthy of remark, that all who are taught of him are not only saved, but their understandings are much improved. True religion, civilization, mental improvement, common sense, and orderly behaviour, go hand in hand.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 43. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it , etc..] From them, immediately, and whilst he was upon the spot; for that the thing could be long concealed, it was not reasonable to suppose: this charge he gave, to show his dislike of ostentation and popular applause, and to avoid the envy of the Scribes and Pharisees, and prevent the people from making any attempts to proclaim him king; his time not being yet come to die, he having some other work to do; and a more full manifestation of him being reserved for another time, and to be done in another way. And commanded that something should be given her to eat ; which would be an evidence not only that she was really alive, but that she was restored to perfect health: she was both raised from the dead, and entirely freed from the distemper she laboured under before her death; death had cured her of that, as it does of all distempers: she did not rise with it, but was free from it; and was now like one that had been asleep for a while, and was hungry upon it; as children of such an age generally are upon rising from sleep.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 35-43 - We may suppose Jairus hesitating whether he should ask Christ to go of or not, when told that his daughter was dead. But have we not as muc occasion for the grace of God, and the comfort of his Spirit, for the prayers of our ministers and Christian friends, when death is in the house, as when sickness is there? Faith is the only remedy agains grief and fear at such a time. Believe the resurrection, then fear not He raised the dead child to life by a word of power. Such is the gospe call to those who are by nature dead in trespasses and sins. It is by the word of Christ that spiritual life is given. All who saw it, an heard of it, admired the miracle, and Him that wrought it. Though we cannot now expect to have our dead children or relatives restored, we may hope to find comfort under our trials __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ διεστειλατο 1291 5668 V-AMI-3S αυτοις 846 P-DPM πολλα 4183 A-APN ινα 2443 CONJ μηδεις 3367 A-NSM γνω 1097 5632 V-2AAS-3S τουτο 5124 D-ASN και 2532 CONJ ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S δοθηναι 1325 5683 V-APN αυτη 846 P-DSF φαγειν 5315 5629 V-2AAN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:43 {That no one should know this } (hina medeis gnoi touto). Second aorist active subjunctive, gnoi. But would they keep still about it? There was the girl besides. Both Mark and Luke note that Jesus ordered that food be given to the child {given her to eat}, (doqenai autei fagein), a natural care of the Great Physician. Two infinitives here (first aorist passive and second aorist active). "She could walk and eat; not only alive, but well" (Bruce).
