Matthew 9:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 20:10 : 10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.
  • John 11:4 : 4 When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.
  • John 11:11-13 : 11 These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep. 12 Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well. 13 Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.
  • Acts 9:40 : 40 But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.
  • 1 Kgs 17:18-24 : 18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death? 19 And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed. 20 And crying to the Lord he said, O Lord my God, have you sent evil even on the widow whose guest I am, by causing her son's death? 21 And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again. 22 And the Lord gave ear to the voice of Elijah, and the child's spirit came into him again, and he came back to life. 23 And Elijah took the child down from his room into the house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living. 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.
  • Ps 22:6-7 : 6 But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people. 7 I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
  • Isa 53:3 : 3 Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
  • Matt 27:39-43 : 39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying, 40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said, 42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him. 43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 8:49-56
    8 verses
    88%

    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 5:38-42
    5 verses
    87%

    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.

    40And 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.

    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.

  • Matt 9:25-26
    2 verses
    87%

    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.

  • Matt 9:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    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 7:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.

    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.

    15And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.

  • Matt 9:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    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,

  • Mark 9:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Mark 5:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • John 11:11-14
    4 verses
    71%

    11These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

    12Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.

    13Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.

    14Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.

  • Mark 5:23
    71%

    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.

  • John 11:43-44
    2 verses
    71%

    43Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

    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.

  • Acts 9:40
    71%

    40But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.

  • Luke 8:42
    70%

    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.

  • John 11:34
    69%

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

  • Matt 17:7
    69%

    7And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.

  • John 11:31
    69%

    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.

  • Mark 1:31
    69%

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

  • Luke 24:5
    69%

    5And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

  • Mark 16:6
    69%

    6And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

  • Matt 8:15
    69%

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

  • John 4:49
    69%

    49The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.

  • Luke 24:37
    68%

    37But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

  • Luke 8:24
    68%

    24Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

  • Matt 15:23
    68%

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

  • John 11:39
    68%

    39Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

  • Mark 16:10
    68%

    10She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.

  • Mark 9:10
    68%

    10And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

  • John 20:13
    68%

    13They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.