Matthew 9:18-26

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The raising of the little girl

¹⁸ As Jesus was saying this, suddenly an official came up and knelt down in front of him.

“It’s my daughter!” he said. “She’s just died! But—if you’ll come and lay your hand on her, she’ll come back to life!”

¹⁹ Jesus got up and followed him. So did his disciples.

²⁰ Just then a woman appeared. She had suffered from internal bleeding for twelve years. She came up behind Jesus and touched the hem of his coat.

²¹ “If I can only touch his coat,” she said to herself, “I’ll be rescued.”

²² Jesus turned round and saw her.

“Cheer up, my daughter!” he said. “Your faith has rescued you.”

And the woman was healed from that moment.

²³ Jesus went into the official’s house. There he saw the flute-players, and everybody in a great state of agitation.

²⁴ “Go away!” he said. “The little girl isn’t dead. She’s asleep!” And they laughed at him.

²⁵ So when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took hold of her hand, and she got up. ²⁶ The report of this went out around the whole of that region.