Mark 5:42

And immediately her spirit came again and she arose straightway(Luke 8:55), and began to walk. There is no struggle, no effort on his part, Who is "the Resurrection and the Life" (John 11:25); we read of no "crying unto the Lord," or "stretching himself upon the child three times" as in the case of Elijah at Sarepta (1 Kings 17:21); He "lieth not upon the child, or putteth his mouth upon her mouth, and his eyes upon her eyes, and his hands upon her hands" as in the case of Elisha (2 Kings 4:34), He speaks but a word and instantly He is obeyed.

a great astonishment The word thus rendered denotes sometimes (1) a trance, as in Acts 10:10, "but while they made ready, he (St Peter) fell into a trance;" and Acts 22:17, "while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance," with which comp. 2 Cor. 12:23 (ii) amazement, awe, as in Luke 5:26, "and amazementseized all;" Mark 16:8, "trembling and amazementseized them;" Acts 3:10, "and they were filled with wonder and amazement." Here it points to a very extremity of astonishment.