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 Living Translation (NLT)The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”

Context of Luke 8:52

50But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” 51When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” 53And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. 54But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• weptκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• bewailedκόπτωkoptō · to cut/mournG2875
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• notμήmē · notG3361
• she isἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• notοὐou · noG3756
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• sleepethκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518

Cross-references for Luke 8:52

• Genesis 23:2So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Genesis 27:34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me—me also, O my father!”
• 2 Samuel 18:33Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: “O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! 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 skillful wailing women, That they may come.
• Exodus 24:17The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
• Zechariah 12:10“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
• Mark 5:38Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.
• John 11:4When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through 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