Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
In the meanwhile (en tw metacu). Supply kairoi or xronoi. See to metacu Sabbaton, "the next Sabbath" (Acts 13:42) and en tw metacu (Luke 8:1). Metacu means between.
Prayed him (hrwtwn auton). Imperfect active, "kept beseeching him." For this late (Koin‚) use of erwtaw, to beseech, instead of the usual sense to question see also verses John 4:40, John 4:47. Their concern for the comfort of Jesus overcame their surprise about the woman.
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