Matthew 9:24
22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.
23 When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
25 After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
26 And the news about this spread throughout that region.
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
- “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
- KJV
- He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
- WEB
- he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.
- ASV
- he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
- DARBY
- he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.
- BLB
- was saying, “Withdraw, for the girl did not die, but sleeps.” And they were laughing at Him.
- ÅB
- «Gå bort! Jenta er ikke død; hun sover bare.» Og de lo av ham.
- OTB
- sa han: "Gå bort; jenta er ikke død, men sover." Og de lo av ham.
- B1930
- Gå bort! Piken er ikke død; hun sover. Og de lo ham ut.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 20:10
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
Read in contextJohn 11:11–13
After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
Read in contextJohn 11:4
When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Read in context1 Kings 17:18–24
“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
Read in contextIsaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Read in contextMatthew 27:39–43
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
Read in contextActs 9:40
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
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