Mark 5:40
And they began making fun of him. But he forced them all outside, and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was.
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- Gen 19:14 : 14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. He said,“Quick, get out of this place because the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was ridiculing them.
- 2 Kgs 4:33 : 33 He went in by himself and closed the door. Then he prayed to the LORD.
- Neh 2:19 : 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said,“What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
- Job 12:4 : 4 I am a laughingstock to my friends, I, who called on God and whom he answered– a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!
- Ps 22:7 : 7 All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.
- Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Show us favor, O LORD, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some. 4 We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
- Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.
- Matt 9:24-25 : 24 he said,“Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep!” And they began making fun of him. 25 But when the crowd had been forced outside, he went in and gently took her by the hand, and the girl got up.
- Luke 8:53-54 : 53 And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead. 54 But Jesus gently took her by the hand and said,“Child, get up.”
- Luke 16:14 : 14 More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
- Acts 17:32 : 32 Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“We will hear you again about this.”
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- Mark 5:38-392 verses84%
38They came to the house of the synagogue leader where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.
39When he entered he said to them,“Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep!”
- Matt 9:22-265 verses84%
22But when Jesus turned and saw her he said,“Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed from that hour.
23When Jesus entered the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,
24he said,“Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep!” And they began making fun of him.
25But when the crowd had been forced outside, he went in and gently took her by the hand, and the girl got up.
26And the news of this spread throughout that region.
- Luke 8:49-568 verses83%
49While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue leader’s house came and said,“Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.”
50But when Jesus heard this, he told him,“Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
51Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.
52Now they were all wailing and mourning for her, but he said,“Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep!”
53And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.
54But Jesus gently took her by the hand and said,“Child, get up.”
55Her spirit returned, and she got up immediately. Then he told them to give her something to eat.
56Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened.
- Mark 5:41-433 verses83%
41Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her,“Talitha koum,” which means,“Little girl, I say to you, get up.”
42The girl got up at once and began to walk around(she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this.
43He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
- Mark 5:23-242 verses73%
23He asked him urgently,“My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”
24Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.
- Matt 9:18-192 verses73%
18Restoration and Healing As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said,“My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
- Luke 8:41-422 verses73%
41Then a man named Jairus, who was a leader of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,
42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.
- Mark 5:34-363 verses73%
34He said to her,“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
35While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house saying,“Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”
36But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue leader,“Do not be afraid; just believe.”
- Mark 9:25-284 verses72%
25Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
26It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said,“He is dead!”
27But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.
28Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
- Luke 7:14-152 verses72%
14Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said,“Young man, I say to you, get up!”
15So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
- Mark 1:31-322 verses71%
31He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.
32When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.
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38After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
39So he stood over her, commanded the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them.
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12Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.
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18Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.
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34He asked,“Where have you laid him?” They replied,“Lord, come and see.”
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15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them.
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40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
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23But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him,“Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”
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15And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.
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44The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them,“Unwrap him and let him go.”
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29When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
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15Jesus and Little Children Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.