And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
And when the Lord saw her. This sublime appellation of Jesus - "the Lord" - is more usual, as Bengel notes, with Luke and John than Matthew, while Mark holds the mean.
He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. What consolation to thousands of the bereaved has this single verse carried from age to age!