Mark 5

21 Jesus went back again by boat to the other side of the lake where a large crowd gathered around him at the shore. 22 A synagogue leader, a man named Jairus, came to him. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded with him, saying, "My little daughter is about to die. Please come and place your hands on her so she may be healed and live."

24 So Jesus went with him. Everybody followed, crowding and jostling him. 25 A woman was there who had been ill from bleeding for twelve years. 26 She’d suffered considerably under the care of many doctors, and had spent all she had. But nothing helped her—in fact she’d grown worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd, and touched his cloak. 28 She was telling herself, "If I can just touch his cloak, I’ll be healed."

29 The bleeding stopped immediately, and she felt her body healed from her disease. 30 Jesus, sensing at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my cloak?"

31 "Look at the crowd jostling you. What do you mean, ‘Who touched me?’" the disciples replied.

32 But Jesus went on looking around to see who had done it. 33 The woman, realizing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.

34 "My daughter, your trust in me has healed you. Go in peace. You have been completely cured of your disease," Jesus told her.

35 While he was still speaking some people came from the home of the synagogue leader. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "You don’t need to bother the Teacher any longer."

36 But Jesus paid no attention to what they said. He told the synagogue leader, "Don’t be afraid, just trust in me.*5:36. "In me," implied." 37 He wouldn’t let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and James' brother John.

38 When they arrived at the synagogue leader’s house, Jesus saw all the commotion, with people crying and wailing. 39 He went in and asked them, "Why are you making such a commotion with all this crying? The little girl isn’t dead, she’s just sleeping." 40 They laughed scornfully at him.

Jesus made everyone leave. Then he went into the room where the little girl was lying, taking with him the child’s father and mother, and the three disciples. 41 Taking the little girl’s hand he said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up!"

42 The little girl, who was twelve years old, got up immediately and began walking around. They were completely astonished at what had happened. 43 He gave them strict instructions not to let anyone know, and he told them to give the little girl something to eat.