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Mark 5:38
Mark 5:38 is verse 38 of Mark chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
King James Version
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
World English Bible
He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.
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Mark 5:36–40 · Berean Standard Bible
36 But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
37 And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
39 He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
40 And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Jeremiah 9:17This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
Jeremiah 9:18Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
Jeremiah 9:19For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”
Jeremiah 9:20Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament.
Matthew 9:23When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
Matthew 9:24“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
Matthew 11:17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Luke 8:52Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
Luke 8:53And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
Acts 9:39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.