A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed

⁴⁰ When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him,^(A) for they were all expecting him.^{(B) 41} Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue.^(C) He fell down at Jesus’s feet and pleaded with him to come to his house, ⁴² because he had an only daughter^(D) about twelve years old, and she was dying.

While he was going, the crowds were nearly crushing him.^(E)

⁴⁹ While he was still speaking,^(A) someone came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Don’t bother^(B) the teacher^(C) anymore.”

⁵⁰ When Jesus heard it, he answered him, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe, and she will be saved.”^{[a] 51} After he came to the house, he let no one enter with him except Peter, John, James,^(D) and the child’s father and mother. ⁵² Everyone was crying^(E) and mourning for her.^(F) But he said, “Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.”^(G)

⁵³ They laughed at him, because they knew she was dead. ⁵⁴ So he^[b] took her by the hand^(H) and called out, “Child, get up!”^{(I) 55} Her spirit returned,^(J) and she got up at once. Then he gave orders that she be given something to eat. ⁵⁶ Her parents were astounded, but he instructed them to tell no one what had happened.^(K)