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Luke 8:41

Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

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ASV

And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him to come into his house;

KJV

And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
ἦλθενēlthencameG2064 →
ἀνὴρanēra manG435 →
ᾧhōwhoseG3739 →
ὄνομαonomaname [was]G3686 →
Ἰάϊρος,IairosJairus,G2383 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὗτοςhoutosheG3778 →
ἄρχωνarchōna rulerG758 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
συναγωγῆςsunagōgēssynagogueG4864 →
ὑπῆρχεν.hupērchenwas.G5225 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πεσὼνpesōnhaving fallenG4098 →
παρὰparaatG3844 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
πόδαςpodasfeetG4228 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424 →
παρεκάλειparekaleihe was beggingG3870 →
αὐτὸνautonHimG846 →
εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto comeG1525 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
οἶκονoikonhouseG3624 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →

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Mark 5:22–43A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feetJohn 11:32When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”Acts 13:15After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”Luke 13:14But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”Acts 18:8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.Luke 8:49While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”Matthew 8:7–8“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”Acts 9:38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”Matthew 9:18–26While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.John 4:46–49So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.Acts 18:17At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.Luke 17:16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.John 4:47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.John 11:21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.Luke 7:3When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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