1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

Presents commentary in a tabular format for ease of reading.Click to learn more.

Matthew 9:23

And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude in an uproar, he said:

And when Jesus ... saw the minstrels. It was a custom among the Jews at funerals to hire persons to make some doleful music, and great lamentations. (Witham) --- Ovid also mentions the lugubrious music attendant on funerals. --- Cantabat moestis tibia funeribus. (4. Fast.)