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Mark 5:22-43

22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet

23 and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”

24 So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him.

25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.

26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.

27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”

29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”

32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.

33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.

34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”

36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.

38 When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.

39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”

40 But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was.

41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).

42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Cross References for Mark 5:22-43

Matthew 2:11 - On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshi... Click to read the verse Matthew 2:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 2:11

Luke 5:8 - When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sin... Click to read the verse Luke 5:8 Click to read the verse Luke 5:8

Revelation 22:8 - I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell ... Click to read the verse Revelation 22:8 Click to read the verse Revelation 22:8

Acts 10:25-26 - As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. Click to read the verse Acts 10:25-26 Click to read the verse Acts 10:25-26

Luke 13:14 - Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, “The... Click to read the verse Luke 13:14 Click to read the verse Luke 13:14

Revelation 19:10 - At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow serv... Click to read the verse Revelation 19:10 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:10

Acts 13:15 - After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying... Click to read the verse Acts 13:15 Click to read the verse Acts 13:15

Luke 8:28 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What d... Click to read the verse Luke 8:28 Click to read the verse Luke 8:28

Mark 5:38 - When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying an... Click to read the verse Mark 5:38 Click to read the verse Mark 5:38

Mark 5:35-36 - While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Y... Click to read the verse Mark 5:35-36 Click to read the verse Mark 5:35-36

Acts 18:17 - Then they all turned on Sosthenes the synagogue ruler and beat him in front of the court. But G... Click to read the verse Acts 18:17 Click to read the verse Acts 18:17

Luke 8:41-56 - Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with ... Click to read the verse Luke 8:41-56 Click to read the verse Luke 8:41-56

Mark 5:35 - While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Y... Click to read the verse Mark 5:35 Click to read the verse Mark 5:35

Mark 5:33 - Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with... Click to read the verse Mark 5:33 Click to read the verse Mark 5:33

Matthew 9:18-26 - A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and sa... Click to read the verse Matthew 9:18-26 Click to read the verse Matthew 9:18-26

Acts 18:8 - Crispus, the synagogue ruler, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Co... Click to read the verse Acts 18:8 Click to read the verse Acts 18:8