Luke 8:53
51 When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
52 Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
54 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
55 Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
- KJV
- And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
- WEB
- They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.
- ASV
- And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
- DARBY
- And they derided him, knowing that she had died.
- BLB
- And they were laughing at Him, knowing that she died.
- ÅB
- Og de lo ham ut; for de visste at hun var død.
- OTB
- De lo av ham, fordi de visste at hun var død.
- B1930
- Og de lo ham ut; for de visste at hun var død.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Read in contextLuke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Read in contextJob 17:2
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
Read in contextJob 12:4
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
Read in contextPsalms 22:7
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Read in contextJohn 11:39
“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
Read in contextJohn 19:33–35
But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
Read in contextMark 15:44–45
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
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