Luke 8:49 Cross References - Moffatt

⁴⁹ He was still speaking when someone came from the house of the synagogue-president to say, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the teacher any further."

²³ Now when Jesus reached the official's house and saw the flute-players and the din the crowd were making, ²⁴ he said, "Be off with you; the girl is not dead but asleep." They laughed at him. ²⁵ But after the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand, and the girl rose up. ²⁶ The report of this went all over that country.

³⁵ He was still speaking when a message came from the house of the synagogue-president, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher to come any further?" ³⁶ Instantly Jesus ignored the remark and told the president, "Have no fear, only believe." ³⁷ He would not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. ³⁸ So they reached the president's house, where he saw a tumult of people wailing and making shrill lament; ³⁹ and on entering he asked them, "Why make a noise and wail? The child is not dead but asleep." ⁴⁰ They laughed at him. However, he put them all outside and taking the father and mother of the child as well as his companions he went in to where the child was lying; ⁴¹ then he took the child's hand and said to her, "Talitha koum" — which may be translated, "Little girl, I am telling you to rise." ⁴² The girl got up at once and began to walk (she was twelve years old); and at once they were lost in utter amazement. ⁴³ But he strictly forbade them to let anyone know about it, and told them to give her something to eat.

⁶ So Jesus went with them. But he was not far from the house when the captain sent some friends to tell him, "Do not trouble yourself, sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof,

⁴¹ A man called Jairus came, who was a president of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus entreated him to come to his house, ⁴² for he had an only daughter about twelve years old and she was dying. As Jesus went the crowds kept crushing him, ⁴³ and a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years which no one could cure,

⁷ And suppose he answers from the inside, 'Don't bother me; the door is locked by this time, and my children are in bed with me. I can't get up and give you anything.'