Jesus Gives Life to a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

⁴⁰When Jesus went back to Galilee, the people welcomed him. Everyone was waiting for him. ⁴¹A man named Jairus came to Jesus. Jairus was a leader of the synagogue.* Jairus bowed down at the feet of Jesus and begged him to come to his house. ⁴²Jairus had only one daughter. She was twelve years old, and she was dying. While Jesus was going [to Jairus' house], the people came all around him. ⁴³A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on doctors, but no doctor was able to heal her. ⁴⁴The woman came behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his coat. At that moment, her bleeding stopped. ⁴⁵Then Jesus said, "Who touched me?" All the people said they had not touched Jesus. Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and are pushing against you." ⁴⁶But Jesus said, "Someone touched me! I felt power go out from me." ⁴⁷When the woman saw that she could not hide, she came forward, shaking. She bowed down before Jesus. While all the people listened, she told why she touched Jesus. Then she said that she was healed immediately when she touched him. ⁴⁸Jesus said to her, "My daughter, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace." ⁴⁹While Jesus was still speaking, a person came from the house of the synagogue* leader (Jairus) and said, "Your daughter has died! Don't bother the teacher (Jesus) now." ⁵⁰Jesus heard this. He said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid! Just believe and your daughter will be well." ⁵¹Jesus went to the house. Jesus let only Peter, John, James, and the girl's father and mother go inside with him. Jesus did not let any other person go inside. ⁵²All the people were crying and feeling sad because the girl was dead. But Jesus said, "Don't cry. She is not dead; she is only sleeping." ⁵³The people laughed at Jesus, because they knew that the girl was dead. ⁵⁴But Jesus held her hand and called to her, "Little girl, stand up!" ⁵⁵Her spirit came back into her and she stood up immediately. Jesus said, "Give her something to eat." ⁵⁶The girl's parents were amazed. Jesus told them not to tell any person about what happened.

synagogue(s) Synagogues were places where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings.