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Luke 8:52–56

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And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
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From verse 52

  1. John 11:4Rank 1 from verse 52
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    4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

  2. Luke 23:27Rank 2 from verse 52
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    27¶ And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

  3. 2 Samuel 18:33Rank 3 from verse 52
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    33¶ And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  4. Exodus 24:17Rank 4 from verse 52
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    17And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

  5. Genesis 23:2Rank 5 from verse 52
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    2And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  6. Genesis 27:34–35Rank 6 from verse 52
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    34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

    35And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

  7. Jeremiah 9:17–21Rank 7 from verse 52
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    17¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:

    18And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

    19For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.

    20Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.

    21For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

  8. John 11:11–13Rank 8 from verse 52
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    11These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

    12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

    13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

  9. Mark 5:38–39Rank 9 from verse 52
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    38And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

    39And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

  10. Matthew 11:17Rank 10 from verse 52
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    17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

  11. Zechariah 12:10Rank 11 from verse 52
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    10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

From verse 53

  1. Isaiah 53:3Rank 1 from verse 53
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    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  2. Luke 16:14Rank 2 from verse 53
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    14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

  3. Job 12:4Rank 3 from verse 53
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    4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

  4. Job 17:2Rank 4 from verse 53
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    2Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

  5. John 11:39Rank 5 from verse 53
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    39Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

  6. John 19:33–35Rank 6 from verse 53
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    33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

    34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

    35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

  7. Mark 15:44–45Rank 7 from verse 53
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    44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

    45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

  8. Psalms 22:7Rank 8 from verse 53
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    7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

From verse 54

  1. Jeremiah 31:32Rank 1 from verse 54
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    32Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

  2. Acts 9:40Rank 2 from verse 54
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    40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

  3. John 11:43Rank 3 from verse 54
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    43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

  4. John 5:21Rank 4 from verse 54
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    21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

  5. John 5:28–29Rank 5 from verse 54
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    28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

    29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

  6. Luke 7:14–15Rank 6 from verse 54
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    14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

    15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

  7. Luke 8:51Rank 7 from verse 54
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    51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

  8. Mark 1:31Rank 8 from verse 54
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    31And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

  9. Mark 8:23Rank 9 from verse 54
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    23And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

  10. Mark 9:27Rank 10 from verse 54
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    27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

  11. Matthew 9:25Rank 11 from verse 54
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    25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

  12. Mark 5:40–41Rank 12 from verse 54
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    40And 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.

    41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

  13. Romans 4:17Rank 13 from verse 54
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    17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

From verse 55

  1. John 11:44Rank 1 from verse 55
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    44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

  2. 1 Kings 17:21–23Rank 2 from verse 55
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    21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

    22And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

    23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

  3. Luke 24:41–43Rank 3 from verse 55
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    41And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

    42And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

    43And he took it, and did eat before them.

  4. Mark 5:43Rank 4 from verse 55
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    43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

From verse 56

  1. Matthew 8:4Rank 1 from verse 56
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    4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

  2. Matthew 9:30Rank 2 from verse 56
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    30And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

  3. Luke 5:14Rank 3 from verse 56
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    14And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

  4. Mark 5:42–43Rank 4 from verse 56
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    42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

    43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

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Luke 8:52

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

weep

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To shed tears or lament in grief, sorrow, compassion, repentance, joy, or other deep feeling.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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sleepeth

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Sense 1: Third-person singular present form of sleep, meaning to rest in sleep. Sense 2: Figuratively, to lie in death.

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Luke 8:53

COMBINED MEANING

laughed

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Expressed mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter; or laughed at in mockery, scorn, or derision.

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scorn

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1. To despise, deride, ridicule, or mock. 2. Contempt, derision, ridicule, or mockery.

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knowing

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Sense 1: Perceiving, understanding, recognizing, or being acquainted with. Sense 2: Having knowledge or skill.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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Luke 8:54

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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maid

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1. A female servant or attendant. 2. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried woman or virgin.

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

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Luke 8:55

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Luke 8:56

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

charged

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Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of charge. Sense 1: Commanded, enjoined, or solemnly required. Sense 2: Imputed, accused, or charged with a fault. Sense 3: Burdened with a payment, obligation, or liability. Sense 4: Entrusted or made responsible for a person, duty, or burden.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8:49¶ While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

8:50But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

8:51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

8:52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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8:53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

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8:54And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

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8:55And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

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8:56And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

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