Mark 5:38

Mark 5:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.

Context of Mark 5:38

36Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” 37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was.

Mark 5:38 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου. καὶ θεωρεῖ θόρυβον καὶ κλαίοντας καὶ ἀλαλάζοντας πολλά,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• of the ruler of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgos · synagogue leaderG752
• seethθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• the tumultθόρυβοςthorubos · commotionG2351
• and them that weptκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• wailedἀλαλάζωalalazō · to wailG214
• greatlyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Mark 5:38

• Jeremiah 9:17This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come; send for the most skillful of them.
• Matthew 9:23When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,
• Matthew 11:17“ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
• Luke 8:52Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
• Acts 9:39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Commentaries on Mark 5:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38He cometh - But , they come, is the reading of ABCDF, four others, and several versions. Wept and wailed - See on Matthew 9:23; (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. 35-43Verses 35-43 We may suppose Jairus hesitating whether he should ask Christ to go on or not, when told that his daughter was dead. But have we not as much occasion for the grace of God, and the comfort of his Spirit, for the prayers of our ministers and Christian friends, when death is in the house, as when sickness is there? Faith is the only remedy against grief and fear at such a time. Believe the resurrection, then fear not. He raised the dead child to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38the commotion … weeping and wailing loudly: These things the messengers' report and emphasized the hopelessness of the situation. Such displays of grief were common at funerals in the time of Jesus, where people often hired professionals to sadly cry (see Matthew 9:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. And he cometh--rather, "they come." to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly--"the minstrels and the people making a noise" (Mt 9:23)--lamenting for the dead. (See 2Ch 35:25; Jr 9:20; Am 5:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:38

• Children
• Jairus
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Ruler of the Synagogue
• Choke
• Clothes
• James
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng
• Whole
• Worse

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