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Mark: 5:21-43
Another resurrection 21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. |
Margin notes:
"Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side." (5:21) - Jesus and His group left Gentile territory, sailed across the Sea of Galilee, and returned to Jewish society. "One of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name." (5:22) - Jairus was an administrator at the synagogue, in charge of the Temple complex and its upkeep. "Besought him greatly." (5:23) - "Begged him." "An issue of blood twelve years." (5:25) - This woman had a disease which caused her to bleed continuously. Such a woman would have been considered unclean and shunned by Jewish society (Leviticus 15:25-27). "And was nothing bettered." (5:26) - Means, she got no better. "Came in the press behind, and touched his garment." (5:27) - "Came up in the crowd behind Jesus and touched His garment." Jewish law declared the woman unclean, and anyone she touched was considered defiled. She had faith in Jesus but was afraid the crowd would admonish her if she approached Him face to face and openly touched Him. Additional note: God also gave Paul such a tremendous ability to heal that even touching his handkerchief could cure a disease or drive out demons (Acts 19:11-12). Of course, it wasn't Paul's handkerchief or Jesus' clothes that allowed such miracles, but faith in God (5:34). "Straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up." (5:29) - "Immediately, she stopped bleeding." "Virtue had gone out of him." (5:30) - "Power had gone out of him." We also see this happen in Luke 6:19 and 8:46. "He suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James." (5:37) - "He allowed no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, James' brother." These three disciples made up Jesus' inner circle. On three occasions they were allowed to experience things that the other disciples weren't. They witnessed the transfiguration (Mark 9:1-13; Luke 9:28-36), the agony of our Lord in the garden at Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-34), and the raising of Jairus' daughter. "Them that wept and wailed." (5:38) - It was customary to hire people to make noise and mourn at funerals (Matthew 9:23). After dismissing the crowd outside, Jesus found Jairus' house was filled with these professional mourners. "Why make ye this ado, and weep?" (5:39) - "Why are you making this fuss, and crying?" "Talitha cumi." (5:41) - Aramaic for "girl arise." Note how Mark translated this phrase. Proof that his Gospel was written for non-Jews. "The damsel arose." (5:42) - Jesus also resurrected the widow's son (Luke 7:12-15) and Lazarus (John 11:41-45). He also empowered His twelve disciples to raise the dead (Matthew 10:7-8). "He charged them straitly." (5:43) - "He warned them sternly." |
