Mark 5:22

And one of the princes of [the] synagogues (or And one of the leaders of one of the synagogues), by name Jairus, came, and saw him, and he fell down at his feet,

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In The King James Version

And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

In Context

21And when Jesus had gone up into the boat again over the sea, much people came together to him, and was about (or beside) the sea.

23and prayed him much, and said, My daughter is nigh dead; come thou, put thine hand on her, that she be safe, and live. (and greatly beseeched him, and said, My daughter is near death; come thou, put thine hand on her, so that she can be saved, and live, or so that she can be healed, and live.)

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Cross References

Matthew 9:18Whiles that Jesus spake these things to them, lo! a prince came, and worshipped him, (or behold! a leader (of a synagogue) came, and honoured him), and said, Lord, my daughter is now dead; but come thou, and put thine hand on her, and she shall live (again).

Mark 5:35Yet while he spake, messengers came to the prince of the synagogue (or messengers came to the leader of the synagogue), and said, Thy daughter is dead; what travailest thou the master (or the teacher) further?

Luke 5:8And when Simon Peter saw this thing, he felled down to the knees of Jesus, and said, Lord, go (away) from me, for I am a sinful man.

Luke 8:41And lo! a man, to whom the name was Jairus, and he was [a] prince of a synagogue (or and he was a leader of a synagogue); and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and prayed him (or beseeched him), that he should enter into his house,

Acts 10:25And it was done, when Peter was come in [or when Peter had entered], Cornelius came meeting him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped (or and honoured) him.

Acts 18:8And Crispus, (the) prince of the synagogue, believed to the Lord, with all his house. And many of the Corinthians heard, and believed, and were christened. (And Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with all his house. And many of the Corinthians heard, and believed, and were baptized.)

Matthew Henry on Mark 5:22-35

The Healing of the Bloody Issue. 21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him,… Read the whole commentary →

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