He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
WEB
“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
YLT
he saith to them, `Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;
DBT
he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentMatthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
- Author
- Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
- Date
- c. AD 50–60