Jesus Blessing Jairus's Daughter
While Jesus was teaching the people, a ruler named Jairus came and knelt before Him. Jairus asked Jesus to come to his home because his only daughter, who was about 12 years old, was dying. Jairus had faith that his daughter could be healed if Jesus would lay His hands upon her.
Jesus started to go home with Jairus, but other people crowded around Him. While Jesus was helping a sick woman, a man came and told Jairus that his daughter had died. When Jesus heard this He said, "Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole".
When Jesus arrived at Jairus's home, He told the mourners not to cry because the girl was not dead. But the mourners laughed at Jesus and made fun of Him because they knew she was dead.
Jesus sent the mourners away and went into the house with Peter, James, John, Jairus, and Jairus's wife. Then He took the girl by the hand and said, "I say unto thee, arise". The girl's spirit returned to her body, and she arose from her bed.
"And her parents were astonished". Jesus told them to give her something to eat and asked them not to tell anyone what had happened.
What occupation did Jarius have? (Luke 8:41) What does that tell you about his faith in Christ?
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