So chronologically, Jairus told Jesus his daughter was near death (and this was recorded in Mark and Luke), and then when he got word his daughter was dead, he told Jesus the second time and used the phrase that is recorded in Matthew. Luke 8: 41Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. Meanwhile, the girl died.
However, when Jesus got there: 52Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. "Stop wailing," Jesus said. "She is not dead but asleep." Why did Jesus say.
Why did Jesus tarry? Why did He let Jairus' daughter die? Didn't He know she was at death's door? There are at least three reasons: 1) Jesus tarried in order to highlight the importance of His teaching. This was a matter of life and death, and He chose to teach the gospel to the crowd rather than saving the little girl's life. Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman - When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.
Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. He pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she.
Mark 5:35-42 describes a moment when messengers come to Jairus-an official of the synagogue-informing him that his daughter has died, and that he need not trouble Jesus any further. Jesus, however, tells Jairus, "Do not be afraid; just believe," and proceeds to the house. Upon arrival, He observes people wailing with grief.
Raising of Jairus ' Daughter by Paolo Veronese, 1546 The raising of Jairus' daughter is a reported miracle of Jesus that occurs in the synoptic Gospels, where it is interwoven with the account of the healing of a bleeding woman. The narratives can be found in Mark 5:21-43, Matthew 9:18 -26 and Luke 8:40-56. [1][2].
Matthew seems to indicate that Jairus's daughter was already dead when he came to Jesus. Mark implies she died while Jesus was on the way. Was Jairus's daughter really dead or only sleeping? Q.
Luke tells us how Jesus went to the house of Jairus, whose daughter was "dying" (at first) but apparently "dead" when Jesus arrived. No doubt Jairus said something like "But my daughter has just died", as it seems (from Mark and Luke) that he didn't consider resurrection a possibility. Matthew conflates and rearranges the conversation which gives the impression that Jairus knew his daughter was dead before he first spoke to Jesus.
Jairus' Daughter Dies (Mark 5:35-43) Say: Let's in Mark 5:35 to see what happened with Jairus' daughter: While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus. He was the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said.
"Why bother (Jesus) the teacher anymore?" But Jesus didn't listen to.