Mark 5:43

The Healing Touch of Jesus · Mark 5:21–43
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Translations

Modern
Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
Traditional
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Literal
And He instructed them much that no one should know this; and He said to be given to her to eat.
Latin
Et præcepit illis vehementer ut nemo id sciret: et dixit dari illi manducare.

Interlinear

Greek
English
Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.

Notes

  • After the miracle, there is a command not to tell anyone about it (see 3:11–12).

  • give her something to eat: The Lord, who controls creation, demons, illness, and death, also cares about the daily needs of his creatures.

Since Jairus had left home, his daughter had died. Jesus reassured Jairus that, despite the death of his daughter and the seeming hopelessness of the situation, Jairus should not be afraid but have faith in Jesus.

Two healing miracles are connected by the need for faith (5:34, 36). The story of Jairus’s daughter begins, then the account of the woman with constant bleeding comes in the middle (5:25–34), and then the story of Jairus’s daughter continues. This pattern places the two stories together and connects them (see Mark Book Introduction, “Literary Features”). During the delay caused by the woman’s healing, Jairus’s daughter died (5:35–43).

The three miracle stories in this section are connected by:

  • a shared location (the Sea of Galilee),

  • the presence of the disciples,

  • the use of a boat, and

  • a common theme, "Who is this" (4:41).

Theme notes and profiles

Elisha The Secret of the Messiah

Events

Parallels

Matthew 9:18–26 Luke 8:40–56

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Heal, Healing Mark, Gospel of Miracle Resurrection Ruler of the Synagogue Transfiguration

Topics

Jairus: Daughter of, Restored to Life Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of Raises Jairus' Daughter Jesus, the Christ: Raises to Life the Daughter of Jairus Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Raises the Daughter of Jairus from the Dead Prudence in Charging Those Who Were Healed not to |Advertise| his Miracles