Luke 8:52 · KJV
“And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.”
— Luke 8:52
And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
Luke 8 — Context
But when Jesus heard {it}, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
54And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
Cross References
John 11:4
When Jesus heard {that}, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Luke 23:27
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for {his} only {son}, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for {his} firstborn.
Exodus 24:17
And the sight of the glory of the LORD {was} like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
John 11:11-13
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Genesis 27:34-35
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, {even} me also, O my father.
Matthew 11:17
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.