Mark 5:40

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

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  • Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.
  • 2 Kgs 4:33 : 33 So he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.
  • Neh 2:19 : 19 But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, hearing of it, made sport of us, laughing at us and saying, What are you doing? will you go against the king?
  • Job 12:4 : 4 It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!
  • Ps 22:7 : 7 I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us. 4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
  • Matt 9:24-25 : 24 He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him. 25 But when the people were sent out, he went in and took her by the hand; and the girl got up.
  • Luke 8:53-54 : 53 And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead. 54 But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.

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  • Mark 5:38-39
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    38And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.

    39And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.

  • Matt 9:22-26
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    22But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take heart; your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

    23And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the players with their instruments and the people making a noise,

    24He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.

    25But when the people were sent out, he went in and took her by the hand; and the girl got up.

    26And the news of it went out into all that land.

  • Luke 8:49-56
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    49While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.

    50But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.

    51And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

    52And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.

    53And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

    54But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.

    55And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

    56And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.

  • Mark 5:41-43
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    41And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.

    42And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.

    43And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.

  • Mark 5:23-24
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    23And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

    24And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.

  • Matt 9:18-19
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    18While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.

    19And Jesus got up and went after him, and so did his disciples.

  • Luke 8:41-42
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    41Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

    42For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.

  • Mark 5:34-36
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    34And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

    35And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?

    36But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

  • Mark 9:25-28
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    25And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

    26And after crying out and shaking him violently, it came out: and the child became like one dead; so that most of them said, He is dead.

    27But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up; and he got up.

    28And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out?

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    14And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

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    31And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.

    32And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.

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  • 30And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.

  • 31Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

  • Luke 4:38-39
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    38And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her

    39He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

  • 12And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

  • 18And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.

  • 34And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

  • 15And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.

  • 40And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.

  • 23But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

  • 15And he put his hands on them, and went away.

  • 44And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

  • 29And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

  • 15And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them