Luke 8:55
The child’s spirit returned to her, and she instantly stood up; and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
In Context
54But, taking her by the hand, Jesus said in a loud voice: “Child, rise!”
Cross References
Mark 5:43but Jesus repeatedly cautioned them not to let any one know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.
John 11:44The dead man came out, wrapped hand and foot in a winding-sheet; his face, too, had been wrapped in a cloth. “Set him free,” said Jesus, “and let him go.”
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:41-56
The Issue of Blood Healed; The Ruler's Daughter Raised. 40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. 41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: 42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve… Read the whole commentary →