Luke 8:40–56

Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’s Daughter

⁴⁰Now when Jesus returned, the crowd ^owelcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. ^41pAnd there came a man named Jairus, who was ^qa ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus’ feet, he implored him to come to his house, ⁴²for he had ^ran only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying.

As Jesus went, the people ^spressed around him. ⁴³And there was a woman ^twho had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her ^uliving on physicians,⁶ she could not be healed by anyone. ⁴⁴She came up behind him and touched ^vthe fringe of his garment, and ^wimmediately her discharge of blood ceased. ⁴⁵And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter⁷ said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” ⁴⁶But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that ^xpower has gone out from me.” ⁴⁷And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. ⁴⁸And he said to her, “Daughter, ^yyour faith has made you well; ^ygo in peace.”

⁴⁹While he was still speaking, someone from ^zthe ruler’s house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; ^ado not trouble ^bthe Teacher any more.” ⁵⁰But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” ⁵¹And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except ^cPeter and ^dJohn and James, and the father and mother of the child. ⁵²And all were weeping and ^emourning for her, but he ^fsaid, “Do not weep, for ^gshe is not dead but ^hsleeping.” ⁵³And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴But ⁱtaking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, ^jarise.” ⁵⁵And ^kher spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. ⁵⁶And her parents were amazed, but ^lhe charged them to tell no one what had happened.