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Matthew 9:24 KJV
Matthew · chapter 9 · verse 24
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.Matthew 9:24 · King James Version
Matthew 9:24 in context
22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
26And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sleepethkatheudōto fall asleep, drop off to sleep, to sleep, to sleep normally, euphemistically, to be…G2518 →
- laughedkatagelaōto derideG2606 →
- placeanachōreōto go back, return, to withdraw, so as to leave a room, of those who through fear seek…G402 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- maidkorasiona girl, damsel, maidenG2877 →
- deadapothnēskōto die, of the natural death of man, of the violent death of man or animals, to perish by…G599 →
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We have here two passages of history put together; that of the raising of Jairus's daughter to life, and that of the curing of the woman that had the bloody issue, as he was going to Jairus's house, which is introduced in a parenthesis, in the midst of the other; for Christ's miracles were thick sown, and interwoven;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-26