³¹ So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them.

⁴¹ He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.

² along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; ³ Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples.

⁴¹ Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!”

⁴¹ They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.

⁵⁵ And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.

Psalm 103

A psalm of David.