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Matthew 9:23-25
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 9:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 When Jesus arrived at the official’s house and saw the flute players[a] and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away! The girl is not dead; she is asleep,”[b] but they laughed at him. 25 When the people had been sent outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the little girl stood up.
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- Matthew 9:23 Flute players: musicians who were hired to play at mourning ceremonies. Crowd: mourners who were hired to wail and lament.
- Matthew 9:24 Asleep: sleep is a metaphor for death (see Ps 87:6 LXX; Dan 12:2; 1 Thes 5:10). Jesus does not deny the child’s death but indicates that she will arise from it as from a sleep.
Matthew 9:23-25
New International Version
Matthew 9:23-25
New International Version
23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,(A) 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead(B) but asleep.”(C) But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.(D)
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