KJV King James Version
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
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Mark 5:22
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
WEB World English Bible
Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,
ASV American Standard Version
And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet,
Surrounding context — Mark 5
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] did marvel.
21 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.
22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
23 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.
24 And [Jesus] went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἔρχεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goεἷςG1520 · ehisoneτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρχισυναγώγων,G752 · archisunagōgossynagogue leaderὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameἸάϊρος·G2383 · IaeirosJairusκαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδὼνG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heπίπτειG4098 · piptōto collapseπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Luke 13:14And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.Mark 5:35-36While 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?Acts 18:17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.Acts 18:8And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.Acts 13:15And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, [Ye] men [and] brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.Matthew 9:18-26While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.Mark 5:33But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.Mark 5:38And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.Luke 8:41-56And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:Revelation 22:8And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.Acts 10:25-26And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
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