^8:49While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler’s¹⁷¹ house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.” ^8:50But when Jesus heard this, he told¹⁷² him, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”¹⁷³^8:51Now when he came to the house, Jesus¹⁷⁴ did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John,¹⁷⁵ and James, and the child’s father and mother. ^8:52Now they were all¹⁷⁶ wailing and mourning¹⁷⁷ for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” ^8:53And they began making fun¹⁷⁸ of him, because they knew¹⁷⁹ that she was dead.¹⁸⁰^8:54But Jesus¹⁸¹ gently took her by the hand and said,¹⁸² “Child, get up.” ^8:55Her¹⁸³ spirit returned,¹⁸⁴ and she got up immediately. Then¹⁸⁵ he told them to give her something to eat. ^8:56Her¹⁸⁶ parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one¹⁸⁷ what had happened.

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Footnotes

171 That is, “the official in charge of the synagogue”; ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisunagōgos) refers to the “president of a synagogue” (so and L&N 53.93). In this case the referent is Jairus (v. 41).
172 Grk “answered.”
173 Or “will be delivered”; Grk “will be saved.” This should not be understood as an expression for full salvation in the immediate context; it refers only to the girl’s healing.
174 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
175 Grk “and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
176 This group probably includes outside or even professional mourners, not just family, because a large group seems to be present.
177 Grk “beating the breasts” (in mourning); see L&N 52.1.
178 This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
179 The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.
180 Or “had died.”
181 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
182 Grk “and called, saying.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “and said.”
183 Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
184 In other words, she came back to life; see Acts 20:10.
185 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
186 Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
187 Jesus ordered them to tell no one because he desired that miracles not become the center of his ministry.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler’s house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more.” But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.” And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”

Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”

They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”

When Jesus heard it, he answered him, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe, and she will be saved.” After he came to the house, he let no one enter with him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother. Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But he said, “Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.”

They laughed at him, because they knew she was dead. So he took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!” Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he gave orders that she be given something to eat. Her parents were astounded, but he instructed them to tell no one what had happened.

NLTNew Living Translation

While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”

But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.”

When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother. The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”

But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died. Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!” And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead! Trouble the Teacher no longer!” But Jesus, when he heard this, replied to him, “Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed.” Now when he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child. And they were all weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep! For she is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they began laughing at him, because they knew that she was dead. But he took her hand and called, saying, “Child, get up.” And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered something to be given to her to eat. And her parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened.

KJV 1900King James Version

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

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