Mark 5:23

Mark 5:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.”

Context of Mark 5:23

21When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea. 22A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.” 24So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him. 25And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.

Mark 5:23 word by word

καὶ παρακαλεῖ αὐτὸν πολλὰ λέγων ὅτι τὸ θυγάτριόν μου ἐσχάτως ἔχει, ἵνα ἐλθὼν ἐπιθῇς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῇ ἵνα σωθῇ καὶ ζήσῃ.¶Read the interlinear

• andκαίkai · andG2532
• pleaded withπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• urgentlyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• ·λέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• little daughterθυγάτριονthugatrion · little daughterG2365
• isἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• near deathἐσχάτωςeschatōs · extremelyG2079
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• placeἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• she will be healedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198

Cross-references for Mark 5:23

• Mark 7:25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
• Mark 9:21Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
• 2 Samuel 12:15After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 107:19Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
• Luke 4:38After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
• Luke 7:2There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
• John 4:46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
• John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
• Mark 6:5So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
• Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
• 2 Kings 5:11But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
• Matthew 8:3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
• Luke 4:40At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
• Luke 13:13Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
• Acts 28:8The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

Commentaries on Mark 5:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23My little daughter - , that little daughter of mine. The words express much tenderness and concern. Luke observes, Luke 8:42, that she was his only daughter, and was about twelve years of age. At the point of death - , in the last extremity, the last gasp. See on Matthew 9:18; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-43Verses 22-43 See the account of the raising of Jairus‘ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26. Mark 5:23 Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies. Mark 5:26 Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed. Mark 5:27 Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 A despised gospel will go where it will be better received. One of the rulers of a synagogue earnestly besought Christ for a little daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. Another cure was wrought by the way. We should do good, not only when in the house, but when we walk by the way, De 6:7. It is common with people not to apply to Christ till they have tried in vain all other helpers, and find them, as certainly they will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The father wanted Jesus to heal her physically (Greek so that she might be saved; see 3:4; 5:28, 34; 6:56; 10:52; 15:30–31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter--Luke (Lu 8:42) says, "He had one only daughter, about twelve years of age." According to a well-known rabbin, quoted by Lightfoot, a daughter, till she had completed her twelfth year, was called "little," or "a little maid"; after that, "a young woman." lieth at the point of death--Matthew (Mt 9:18) gives it thus: "My daughter is even now dead"--"has just expired." The news of her death reached the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings