Mark 5:39
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.””
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“He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and having gone in he saith to them, `Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? the child did not die, but doth sleep;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Mark 5:39 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- John 11:11After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
- Acts 20:10But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
- 1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
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