Luke 8:52

Luke 8:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
• New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, "Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.”

Context of Luke 8:52

50But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.” 51When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother. Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” 53And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died. 54He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!”

Luke 8:52 word by word

ἔκλαιον δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· μὴ κλαίετε· οὐ γὰρ ἀπέθανεν ἀλλὰ καθεύδει.Read the interlinear

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• they were allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• weepingκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• lamentingκόπτωkoptō · to cut/mournG2875
• for her; but He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Stopμήmē · notG3361
• for she has not diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• is asleepκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518

Cross-references for Luke 8:52

• Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Genesis 27:34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”
• 2 Samuel 18:33The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
• Jeremiah 9:17Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come; And send for the wailing women, that they may come!
• Exodus 24:17And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the mountain top.
• Zechariah 12:10“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.
• Mark 5:38They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing.
• John 11:4But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”

Commentaries on Luke 8:52

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-56Verses 40-56 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26, and Mark 5:21-43.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-56Verses 41-56 Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith. Observe Christ's comfortable…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52everyone was weeping and mourning: See study note on 7:12. she is not dead but asleep: Jesus emphasized that the girl's condition was temporary. For Christians, death is like being asleep for a temporary period (compare John 11:11; Acts 7:60; 13:36; 1 Corinthians 11:30; 15:6, 18, 20, 51; 1 Thessalonians 4:14–15; 5:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:52

• Children
• Dead (People)
• Jairus
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sleep

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Bewail
• Jairus (2)
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 8

• 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