Matthew 9:24
And he said to them: Retire; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they scoffed at him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
23And Jesus came to the house of the ruler: and he saw there pipers, and multitudes making outcry.
25And when he had ejected the throngs, he entered in, and took her by the hand, and the maid rose up.
Cross References
John 11:4And Jesus said: This sickness is not that of death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it.
Acts 9:40And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:19-27
The Ruler's Daughter Raised. 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 22 But Jesus… Read the whole commentary →