And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
And the young men, [ hoi (G3588 ) neooteroi (G3501 )] arose, wound him up, and carried him out -
i.e., out of the city (compare Luke 7:12; John 11:31),
And buried him. It is a great mistake to suppose (with Mosheim, Olshausen, Meyer, and others) that these were an inferior order of ministers. They were merely some of the younger and more active members of the Church, not in the capacity of office-bearers, nor coming forward now for the first time, but who probably had already volunteered their services in making subordinate arrangements. In every thriving Christian community such warm young volunteers may be expected, and will be found eminently useful.