While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 5:35 in context
Mark 5:32–38
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He looked around to see her who had done this thing.
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But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”
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While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”
36
But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.”
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He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38
He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.
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