KJV King James Version
While 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.
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Matthew 9:18
While 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
WEB World English Bible
While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”
ASV American Standard Version
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that ‘My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 9
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While 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.
19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤαῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heλαλοῦντοςG2980 · laleōto speakαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἄρχωνG758 · archōnrulerεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐλθὼνG2064 · erchomaito come/goπροσεκύνειG4352 · proskuneōto worshipαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heλέγωνG3004 · legōto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυγάτηρG2364 · thugatērdaughterμουG3165 · memeἄρτιG737 · artinowἐτελεύτησεν·G5053 · teleutaōto deceaseἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἐλθὼνG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐπίθεςG2007 · epitithēmito put/lay onτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖράG5495 · cheirhandσουG4771 · suyouἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstαὐτήν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandζήσεται.G2198 · zaōto live
Cross-references
Mark 5:22-43And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,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:Matthew 8:2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.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.2 Kings 5:11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.Matthew 9:24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.John 11:21-22Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.John 4:47-49When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.John 11:32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.Matthew 17:14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a [certain] man, kneeling down to him, and saying,Luke 17:15-16And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,Matthew 8:8-9The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:Acts 10:25-26And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].Luke 7:2And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.Luke 18:18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?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.
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