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When Jesus had again crossed over in a boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered around him, and he was standing by the sea. Then one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and saw him and fell at his feet and begged him earnestly, saying, “My daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” So he went with him, and a great multitude followed him and thronged around him. But a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years, and had suffered greatly from many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was no longer beneficial, but was worse, when she heard about Jesus, came behind him in the multitude and touched his garment. For she said, “If I may only touch his garment, I will be made well.” Immediately her fountain of blood dried up, and she was taken by the crowd. and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. Then Jesus, knowing in himself the power that had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you, and you say, ‘Who touched me? ’ But he kept looking around to see who had done this. Then the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done in her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your plague.” While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house some people saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why are you bothering the Teacher any longer?” But Jesus, when He heard what was said, said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid, only believe.” And He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw the commotion and those weeping and wailing greatly. And He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” And they mocked Him. But He put them all out, took the child’s father and mother, and those who were with Him, and went in where the child was. Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cumi” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up”). Immediately the child got up and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were greatly alarmed. But he strictly charged them that no one should know it, and said that something should be given to him to eat. Reina Valera Revised (1960) (Miami: United Bible Societies, 1998), Mr 5:21–43.