Mark 5:21–43

A Woman Healed and a Daughter Raised

²¹And after^* Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea. ²²And one of the rulers of the synagogue came—Jairus by name—and when he^* saw him, he fell down at his feet. ²³And he was imploring him many times, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death!^g Come, lay your^h hands on her, so that she will get well and will live.” ²⁴And he went with him, and a large crowd was following him and pressing around him.

²⁵And there was a woman who was suffering from hemorrhagesⁱ twelve years. ²⁶And she had endured many things under many physicians, and had spent all that she had^j and had received no help at all, but instead became worse.^{k 27}When she^* heard about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind him and^* touched his cloak, ²⁸for she was saying, “If I touch just his clothing, I will be healed!” ²⁹And immediately her hemorrhage stopped^l and she realized in her^m body that she was healed of herⁿ suffering. ³⁰And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd and^* said, “Who touched my clothing?” ³¹And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say ‘Who touched me?’ ” ³²And he was looking around to see the one who had done this. ³³So the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. ³⁴But he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be well from your suffering.”

³⁵While^* he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler’s house^* saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?” ³⁶But Jesus, ignoring^o what was said,^p told the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid—only believe!” ³⁷And he did not allow anyone to follow along with him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James. ³⁸And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw a commotion, and people weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹And when he^* entered, he said to them, “Why are you agitated and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping.” ⁴⁰And they began laughing^q at him. But he sent them all out and^* took along the father and mother of the child, and those who were with him, and went in to where the child was. ⁴¹And taking hold of the child’s hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”), ⁴²and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around^r (for she was twelve years old). And immediately they were utterly and completely astonished.^{s 43}And he commanded them strictly that no one should learn of this, and said to give her something^* to eat.