"He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn." — Matthew 9:24

Matthew 9:24 · KJV

“He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.”

— Matthew 9:24

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

Matthew 9 — Context

But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. {the fame...: or, this fame}

Cross References

Acts 20:10

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing {him} said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

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.

Matthew 27:39-43

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

Isaiah 53:3

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were {our} faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. {we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us}

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.

1 Kings 17:18-24

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

Isaiah 49:7

Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, {and} his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, {and} the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. {whom man...: or, that is despised in soul}

Acts 9:40

But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning {him} to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.