21And when Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was beside the sea. [5:22] And one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came and seeing him, fell at his feet [5:23] and begged him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death — come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." [5:24] And he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and was pressing in on him. [5:25] And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years [5:26] and had suffered greatly under many physicians and had spent all she had, and had not been helped but had grown rather worse, [5:27] hearing about Jesus, came up in the crowd behind him and touched his garment. [5:28] For she was saying, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well." [5:29] And immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed of her affliction. [5:30] And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" [5:31] And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you, and you ask, 'Who touched me?'" [5:32] And he was looking around to see her who had done this. [5:33] But the woman, afraid and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell before him and told him the whole truth. [5:34] And he said to her: "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction." [5:35] While he was still speaking, people came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any further?" [5:36] But Jesus, overhearing the word that was spoken, said to the synagogue ruler: "Do not fear — only believe." [5:37] And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. [5:38] And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. [5:39] And entering, he said to them: "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died — she is sleeping." [5:40] And they laughed at him. But putting them all outside, he took the child's father and mother and those with him and entered where the child was. [5:41] And taking hold of the child's hand, he said to her: "Talitha koum" — which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, rise." [5:42] And immediately the little girl rose and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were overwhelmed with great amazement. [5:43] And he gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and said that something should be given to her to eat.
MRK 5:21-43
The Healing Touch of Jesus
In the world it was spoken into
In this passage, Jesus is approached by Jairus, a synagogue ruler, a position of significant honor and authority within Jewish communal life. Jairus’s public prostration at Jesus’s feet would have been a striking act of humility, signaling desperation and recognition of Jesus’s power. The mention of his (little daughter) evokes familial tenderness, heightening the emotional stakes. Meanwhile, the woman with a twelve-year hemorrhage, described as suffering under a (whip), embodies the social and religious isolation of chronic illness. Her condition rendered her ritually unclean, barring her from temple worship and normal social interactions. Her stealthy approach to touch Jesus’s garment reflects both her desperation and her awareness of the purity codes she violated. Jesus’s response, prioritizing her healing despite the pressing crowd, underscores his authority over ritual impurity and his compassion for the marginalized. The narrative’s intertwining of these two healings—one public, one private—highlights Jesus’s power to restore both life and social standing.
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How other translations render this
MRK 5:21
- KJV
- 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.
- BSB
- When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
- Koinōnos
- And when Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was beside the sea.
MRK 5:22
- KJV
- And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
- BSB
- A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
- Koinōnos
- And one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came and seeing him, fell at his feet
MRK 5:23
- KJV
- 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.
- BSB
- and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
- Koinōnos
- and begged him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death — come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.
MRK 5:24
- KJV
- And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
- BSB
- So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
- Koinōnos
- And he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and was pressing in on him.
MRK 5:25
- KJV
- And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
- BSB
- And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
- Koinōnos
- And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years
MRK 5:26
- KJV
- And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
- BSB
- She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
- Koinōnos
- and had suffered greatly under many physicians and had spent all she had, and had not been helped but had grown rather worse,
MRK 5:27
- KJV
- When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
- BSB
- When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
- Koinōnos
- hearing about Jesus, came up in the crowd behind him and touched his garment.
MRK 5:28
- KJV
- For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
- BSB
- For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
- Koinōnos
- For she was saying, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.
MRK 5:29
- KJV
- And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
- BSB
- Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
- Koinōnos
- And immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
MRK 5:30
- KJV
- 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?
- BSB
- At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
- Koinōnos
- And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?
MRK 5:31
- KJV
- And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
- BSB
- His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
- Koinōnos
- And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you, and you ask, 'Who touched me?'
MRK 5:32
- KJV
- And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
- BSB
- But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
- Koinōnos
- And he was looking around to see her who had done this.
MRK 5:33
- KJV
- But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
- BSB
- Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
- Koinōnos
- But the woman, afraid and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell before him and told him the whole truth.
MRK 5:34
- KJV
- And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
- BSB
- “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
- Koinōnos
- And he said to her: "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.
MRK 5:35
- KJV
- 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?
- BSB
- While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
- Koinōnos
- While he was still speaking, people came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any further?
MRK 5:36
- KJV
- As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
- BSB
- But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
- Koinōnos
- But Jesus, overhearing the word that was spoken, said to the synagogue ruler: "Do not fear — only believe.
MRK 5:37
- KJV
- And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
- BSB
- And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- Koinōnos
- And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
MRK 5:38
- KJV
- And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
- BSB
- When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
- Koinōnos
- And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
MRK 5:39
- KJV
- And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
- BSB
- He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
- Koinōnos
- And entering, he said to them: "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died — she is sleeping.
MRK 5:40
- KJV
- 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.
- BSB
- And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the childʼs father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
- Koinōnos
- And they laughed at him. But putting them all outside, he took the child's father and mother and those with him and entered where the child was.
MRK 5:41
- KJV
- And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
- BSB
- Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
- Koinōnos
- And taking hold of the child's hand, he said to her: "Talitha koum" — which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, rise.
MRK 5:42
- KJV
- And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
- BSB
- Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
- Koinōnos
- And immediately the little girl rose and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were overwhelmed with great amazement.
MRK 5:43
- KJV
- And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
- BSB
- Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
- Koinōnos
- And he gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and said that something should be given to her to eat.
Only verses where the wording diverges meaningfully are shown. Identical phrasings are suppressed.
Translator's notes
MRK 5:23
- little daughter:The word translated 'little daughter' is a diminutive form, conveying not just youth but also tenderness and affection, emphasizing the father's deep love and concern.
MRK 5:26
- rather:The word translated 'rather' here indicates a progression from bad to worse, suggesting her condition was not merely unchanged but actively deteriorating.
MRK 5:29
- affliction.:The term used here for 'affliction' literally means a 'scourge' or 'whip,' highlighting the severe, painful, and persistent nature of her suffering.
MRK 5:36
- immediately:The word translated 'immediately' here carries the sense of Jesus deliberately 'overhearing' or 'disregarding' the messengers' words, choosing to focus on the father's faith instead.