Matthew 9:24

Matthew 9:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
• New International Version (NIV)he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him.

Context of Matthew 9:24

22Jesus turned round and he saw the woman. He said to her, ‘Young woman, do not be afraid. You are now well again because you believed in me.’ And immediately the woman became well again. 23Then Jesus arrived at the Jewish leader's house. Some people there were making sad music and the crowd was making a loud noise. When Jesus saw this, he said to everybody in the house, ‘Go outside. This girl is not dead. She is only sleeping.’ The people laughed at Jesus when he said that. 25The family sent all the people out of the house. Jesus went inside and he held the girl's hand. Immediately she stood up. 26People in all that part of the country heard about what had happened.

Matthew 9:24 word by word

ἔλεγεν ἀναχωρεῖτε, οὐ γὰρ ἀπέθανεν τὸ κοράσιον ἀλλὰ καθεύδει. καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Give placeἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the maidὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the maidκοράσιονkorasion · girlG2877
• isἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• notοὐou · noG3756
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• sleepethκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they laughedκαταγελάωkatagelaō · to mockG2606

Cross-references for Matthew 9:24

• 1 Kings 17:18The woman said to Elijah, ‘Servant of God, why have you come to hurt me like this? Did you come to kill my son so that I would remember all my sins?’
• Acts 9:40Peter sent all these women out of the room. He went down on his knees and he prayed to God. Then he turned his head towards the dead woman and he said, ‘Tabitha, stand up!’ She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up.
• Acts 20:10So Paul went down the stairs to them all. He lay on top of the young man and held him with his arms. Then Paul said to them all, ‘Do not be afraid. He is still alive.’
• John 11:4Jesus heard the message. Then he said, ‘This illness will not finish with Lazarus's death. No, its purpose is to show how great God is. Because of this, people will see how great God's Son is.’
• Matthew 27:39The people who walked near there insulted Jesus. They laughed at him,
• Psalms 22:6People insult me. They think that I am worth nothing. It seems that I am only a worm, and I am not really a man.
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord is Israel's Redeemer, their Holy God. Nations refuse to accept his servant. Their people hate him and their rulers have made him their slave. The Lord says to his servant, ‘Kings will see you and they will rise up to respect you. Princes will bend down low in front of you. They will see that the Lord is faithful. He is Israel's Holy God, who has chosen you to serve him.’
• Isaiah 53:3People did not respect him. They refused to accept him. He was a man who received much pain. He knew what it felt like to be weak and ill. People did not even want to look at him. They did not respect him. We decided that he was worth nothing.

Commentaries on Matthew 9:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The maid is not dead, but sleepeth - That is, she is not dead so as to continue under the power of death; but shall be raised from it as a, person is from natural sleep. They laughed him to scorn - , they ridiculed him; from , intensive, and , I laugh: - they grinned a ghastly smile, expressive of the contempt they felt for his person and knowledge. People of the world generally ridicule those truths which they neither comprehend nor love, and deride…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-26Verses 18-26 The account contained in these verses is also recorded, with some additional circumstances, in Matthew 9:18 There came a certain ruler - Mark and Luke say that his name was Jairus, and that he was a “ruler of the synagogue;” that is, one of the elders to whom was committed the care of the synagogue. See the notes at Matthew 4:23. And worshipped him - That is, fell down before him, or expressed his respect for him by a token of profound…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-26Verses 18-26 The death of our relations should drive us to Christ, who is our life. And it is high honour to the greatest rulers to attend on the Lord Jesus; and those who would receive mercy from Christ, must honour him. The variety of methods Christ took in working his miracles, perhaps was because of the different frames and tempers of mind, which those were in who came to him, and which He who searches the heart perfectly knew. A poor woman applied…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The girl had died, but Jesus said she was only asleep. He meant that she would soon be raised to life again (see Isaiah 26:19; John 11:11–14, 25; 1 Thessalonians 4:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 9:24

• Capernaum
• Children
• Faith
• Jairus
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sleep

In the dictionaries

• Bridechamber
• Cheer
• Comfort
• Daughter
• Eat
• Flute
• Garment
• Harvest
• Hem
• Issue

Commentaries on Matthew 9

• 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