Mark 5:21-43
And
when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd
gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of
the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet and implored
him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come
and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." And he
went with him.
And
a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. And there was a woman who
had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under
many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather
grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the
crowd and touched his garment. For she said, "If I touch even his
garments, I will be made well." And immediately the flow of blood dried
up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus,
perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned
about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" And his
disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you
say, 'Who touched me?' " And he looked around to see who had done it. But
the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and
fell down before him and told him the whole truth. And he said to her,
"Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of
your disease."
While
he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said,
"Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" But
overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do
not fear, only believe." And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter
and James and John the brother of James. They came to the house of the ruler of
the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why are you making a commotion
and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him.
But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those
who were with him and went in where the child was. Taking her by the hand he
said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to
you, arise." And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she
was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.
And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to
give her something to eat. (ESV)
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reading is taken from 30 Scripture Readings
The Holy
Bible: English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, Wheaton : Good News Publishers. Used by
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