Mark 5:35–43

³⁵While Jesus was saying this, some messengers came from Jairus’ house and told him, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the Teacher any longer?”

³⁶Jesus paid no attention to^g what they said, but told him, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.” ³⁷Then he did not let anyone else go on with him except Peter and James and his brother John. ³⁸They arrived at Jairus’ house, where Jesus saw the confusion and heard all the loud crying and wailing. ³⁹He went in and said to them, “Why all this confusion? Why are you crying? The child is not dead—she is only sleeping!”

⁴⁰They laughed at him, so he put them all out, took the child’s father and mother and his three disciples, and went into the room where the child was lying. ⁴¹He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum,” which means, “Little girl, I tell you to get up!”

⁴²She got up at once and started walking around. (She was twelve years old.) When this happened, they were completely amazed. ⁴³But Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, and he said, “Give her something to eat.”