The little girl that died.
Copyright (C) by Noelene Rout 4th September 2004 All Rights Reserved.
Jesus left the Gadarenes and he passed by ship to the other side of the sea. And many people gladly
received him: for they were all waiting for him.
And, behold, a man named Jairus, who was the ruler of a synagogue: saw Jesus, and he fell down at
his feet, and he worshipped him.
And he pleaded with him very much to come to his house, and he said, My little daughter is dying: and I
am asking you to come and lay your hands upon her, so she will get better; and live.
Because he only had one daughter, and she was about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
So Jesus got up, and he followed Jairus, and so did his disciples. but as he went, many people followed
him, and Jesus was getting crushed within the crowd.
And while Jairus was speaking, someone came from his house, and said to Jairus, Your daughter is
dead; don't trouble the Master.
And as soon as Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, don't be frightened: just believe, and she will be made
better.
And Jesus wouldn't let anyone follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
And when Jesus got to the ruler of the synagogues house, he saw the uproar, and he saw people crying
a lot, and people yelling out loudly.
And when he went into the house, he saw people playing pipes, and he saw people making a noise.
And they were all crying, and [kopto..mourning] striking their breasts for the little girl.
And Jesus said to the people, Why are you making all of this [thorubeomai] noise and crying? because
the little girl is not dead, she is sleeping. And they mocked him with laughter, because they knew that
the little girl was dead.
So Jesus put all of the people out of the house, and he took the father and mother of the little girl, and
Peter, and James and John, and they went into the room where the little girl was lying.
And Jesus took the little girl by the hand, and he called her, and said, Talitha cumi; which means, little
girl, I am asking you to get up.
And the little girl's spirit entered into her body again, and straight away the little girl got up out of bed,
and she walked; And her mother and father were very surprized. Then Jesus asked the little girl's mother
and father not to tell anyone what had happened, and he asked them to give her something to eat.
But the story of the little girl that died, spread throughout all of that land.
You can read this story in the Holy Bible, in Matthew 9:18-23 & Mark 5:21-24,35-43 & Luke 8:49-56
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