Mark 5:21-43.
Mark 5:21-43
A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman
Once again Jesus got into the boat and crossed Lake Galilee. Then as
he stood on the shore, a large crowd gathered around him. The person
in charge of the Jewish meeting place was also there. His name was
Jairus, and when he saw Jesus, he went over to him. He knelt at Jesus'
feet and started begging him for help. He said, "My daughter is about
to die! Please come and touch her, so she will get well and live."
Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed along and kept crowding
around. In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve
years. She had gone to many doctors, and they had not done anything
except cause her a lot of pain. She had paid them all the money she
had. But instead of getting better, she only got worse. The woman had
heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely
touched his clothes. She had said to herself, "If I can just touch
his clothes, I will get well." As soon as she touched them, her
bleeding stopped, and she knew she was well. At that moment Jesus felt
power go out from him. He turned to the crowd and asked, "Who touched
my clothes?" His disciples said to him, "Look at all these people
crowding around you! How can you ask who touched you?" But Jesus
turned to see who had touched him. The woman knew what had happened to
her. She came shaking with fear and knelt down in front of Jesus. Then
she told him the whole story. Jesus said to the woman, "You are now
well because of your faith. May God give you peace! You are healed,
and you will no longer be in pain."
While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from Jairus' home and
said, "Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?" Jesus
heard what they said, and he said to Jairus, "Don't worry. Just have
faith!" Jesus did not let anyone go with him except Peter and the two
brothers, James and John. They went home with Jairus and saw the
people crying and making a lot of noise. Then Jesus went inside and
said to them, "Why are you crying and carrying on like this? The child
isn't dead. She is just asleep." But the people laughed at him.
After Jesus had sent them all out of the house, he took the girl's
father and mother and his three disciples and went to where she was. -
He took the twelve-year-old girl by the hand and said, "Talitha,
koum!" which means, "Little girl, get up!" The girl got right up and
started walking around. Everyone was greatly surprised. But Jesus
ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. Then he said, "Give
her something to eat."
God bless you.
A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman
Once again Jesus got into the boat and crossed Lake Galilee. Then as
he stood on the shore, a large crowd gathered around him. The person
in charge of the Jewish meeting place was also there. His name was
Jairus, and when he saw Jesus, he went over to him. He knelt at Jesus'
feet and started begging him for help. He said, "My daughter is about
to die! Please come and touch her, so she will get well and live."
Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed along and kept crowding
around. In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve
years. She had gone to many doctors, and they had not done anything
except cause her a lot of pain. She had paid them all the money she
had. But instead of getting better, she only got worse. The woman had
heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely
touched his clothes. She had said to herself, "If I can just touch
his clothes, I will get well." As soon as she touched them, her
bleeding stopped, and she knew she was well. At that moment Jesus felt
power go out from him. He turned to the crowd and asked, "Who touched
my clothes?" His disciples said to him, "Look at all these people
crowding around you! How can you ask who touched you?" But Jesus
turned to see who had touched him. The woman knew what had happened to
her. She came shaking with fear and knelt down in front of Jesus. Then
she told him the whole story. Jesus said to the woman, "You are now
well because of your faith. May God give you peace! You are healed,
and you will no longer be in pain."
While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from Jairus' home and
said, "Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?" Jesus
heard what they said, and he said to Jairus, "Don't worry. Just have
faith!" Jesus did not let anyone go with him except Peter and the two
brothers, James and John. They went home with Jairus and saw the
people crying and making a lot of noise. Then Jesus went inside and
said to them, "Why are you crying and carrying on like this? The child
isn't dead. She is just asleep." But the people laughed at him.
After Jesus had sent them all out of the house, he took the girl's
father and mother and his three disciples and went to where she was. -
He took the twelve-year-old girl by the hand and said, "Talitha,
koum!" which means, "Little girl, get up!" The girl got right up and
started walking around. Everyone was greatly surprised. But Jesus
ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. Then he said, "Give
her something to eat."
God bless you.
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