Mark 5:43

And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
- King James Version

And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that {something} should be given her to eat.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that `something' should be given her to eat.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.
- Basic English Bible

And he charged them much that no one should know this; and he desired that [something] should be given her to eat.
- Darby Bible

And he charged them strictly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
- Webster's Bible

but He gave strict injunctions that the matter should not be made known, and directed them to give her something to eat.
- Weymouth Bible

He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
- World English Bible

And he comaundide to yyue hir mete.
- Wycliffe Bible

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Mark 5:43

5:43 He charged them that no man should know it - That he might avoid every appearance of vain glory, might prevent too great a concourse of people, and might not farther enrage the scribes and Pharisees against him; the time for his death, and for the full manifestation of his glory, being not yet come. He commanded something should be given her to eat - So that when either natural or spiritual life is restored, even by immediate miracle, all proper means are to be used in order to preserve it.

People's Bible Notes for Mark 5:43

Mr 5:43 That no man should know it. That is, that it should not be published abroad. It was often needful for Jesus to restrain the fame of his miracles for various reasons, one of which was the wrath they excited in the Jewish authorities. It was needful for him to delay exciting them to the point of putting him to death till his time had come. There are three cases, besides his own resurrection, of Christ raising the dead. (1) This case is immediately after death; (2) another, that of the son of the widow of Nain, at least 24 hours after death (Lu 7:11-15); (3) the third, that of Lazarus, several days after death, when corruption would naturally have begun (Joh 11:41-46): in one case privately; in the second, publicly; in the third, before bitter enemies.