Mark 5:42
in Mark 5Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
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ASV
And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.
KJV
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
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This verse in Mark 5
Commentary
15 notes on this verseA commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
A great miracle is recorded in these verses. A dead girl is restored to life. Mighty as the "King of terrors" is, there is One mightier than he. The keys of death are in our Lord Jesus Christ's hands. He will one day "swallow up death in victory." (Isaiah 25:8.) Let us learn from these verses, that rank places no man beyond the reach of sorrow . Jairus was a "ruler;" yet sickness and trouble came to his house.
This site's exposition
Jesus said, “Talitha koum!”
on Mark 5:41-43
Jesus spoke in Aramaic, and Mark keeps the words and translates them, Little girl, I say to you, get up. It is a homely address, close to little lamb.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A commentator
Philoxenus of Mabbug13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 2 -- On Faith · Written before 523.
proposed
Others, however, He healed by a command of power, without either looking up to heaven or asking His Father. For by a command of power He raised up the young man, the son of the widow; with a word He called to the daughter of …
(non occ.) Or else, to take away all display, He suffered not all to be with Him; that, however, He might leave behind Him witnesses of His divine power, He chose His three chief disciples and the father and mother of the damsel, as being necessary above all. And He restores life to the damsel both by His hand, and by word of mouth. Wherefore it says, And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. For the hand of Jesus, having a quickening power, quickens the dead body, and His voice raises her as she is lying; wherefore it follows, And straightway the damsel arose and walked. (Hom. in Mat. 31) To show that He had raised her really, and not only to the eye of fancy.
The Medieval Church3 voices
(Mor. 4, 27) Morally again, our Redeemer raised the damsel in the house, the young man without the gate, Lazarus in the tomb; he still lies dead in the house, whose sin is concealed; he is carried without the gate, whose sin has broken forth into the madness of an open deed; he lies crushed under the mound of the tomb, who in the commission of sin, lies powerless beneath the weight of habit.
(ubi sup.) And we may remark, that lighter and daily errors may be cured by the remedy of a lighter penance. Wherefore the Lord raises the damsel, lying in the inner chamber with a very easy cry, saying, Damsel, arise; but that he who had been four days dead might quit the prison of the tomb, He groaned in spirit, He was troubled, He shed tears. In proportion, then, as the death of the soul presses the more heavily, so much the more ardently must the fervour of the penitent press forward. But this too must be observed, that a public crime requires a public reparation; wherefore Lazarus, when called from the sepulchre, was placed before the eyes of the people: but slight sins require to be washed out by a secret penance, wherefore the damsel lying in the house is raised up before few witnesses, and those are desired to tell no man. The crowd also is cast out before the damsel is raised; for if a crowd of worldly thoughts be not first cast out from the hidden parts of the heart, the soul, which lies dead within, cannot rise. Well too did she arise and walk, for the soul, raised from sin, ought not only to rise from the filth of its crimes, but also to make advances in good works, and soon it is necessary that it should be filled with heavenly bread, that is, made partaker of the Divine Word, and of the Altar.
And they were amazed with great astonishment. And He strongly commanded them that no one should know this. And He commanded that something should be given her to eat. As a testimony of true resurrection, He commanded that food be given to the girl, lest …
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The Medieval Church3 voices
And immediately the girl rose and walked. Well, she rose and walked. For whomever the heavenly hand of mercy touches to revive from the dead due to sins, not only must he rise from the filth and lethargy of crimes, but he must also immediately …
(non occ.) The Evangelist added this, to show that she was of an age to walk. By her walking, she is shown to have been not only raised up, but also perfectly cured. It continues, And a they were astonished with a great astonishment.
(ubi sup.) Mystically; the woman was cured of a bloody flux, and immediately after the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue is reported to be dead, because as soon as the Church of the Gentiles is washed from the stain of vice, and called daughter by the merits of her faith, at once the synagogue is broken up on account of its zealous treachery and envy; treachery, because it did not choose to believe in Christ; envy, because it was vexed at the faith of the Church. What the messengers told the ruler of the synagogue, Why troublest thou the Master any more, is said by those in this day who, seeing the state of the synagogue, deserted by God, believe that it cannot be restored, and therefore think that we are not to pray that it should be restored.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
By this it appeared that she was raised not only to life, but to a good state of health, that she had an appetite to her meat; even the new-born babes in Christ's house desire the sincere milk, 1 Pet. ii. And it is observable, that, as Christ, when at first he had made man, presently provided food for him, and food out of the earth of which he was made ( Gen. i.
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And straightway the damsel arose, and walked,....
The miserable condition that this poor creature was in; he was under the power of an unclean spirit, the devil got possession of him, and the effect of it was not, as in many, a silent melancholy, but a raging frenzy; he was raving mad; his condition seems to have been worse than any of the possessed, that were Christ's patients.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
And straightway the damsel--The word here is different from that in Mr 5:39-41, and signifies "young maiden," or "little girl." arose, and walked--a vivid touch evidently from an eye-witness. And they were astonished with a great astonishment--The language here is the strongest.
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
proposed
A great miracle is recorded in these verses. A dead girl is restored to life. Mighty as the "King of terrors" is, there is One mightier than he. The keys of death are in our Lord Jesus Christ's hands. He will one day "swallow up death in victory." (Isaiah 25:8.) Let us learn from these verses, that rank places no man beyond the reach of sorrow . Jairus was a "ruler;" yet sickness and trouble came to his house. Jairus probably had wealth, and all the medical help that wealth can command; yet money could not keep death away from his child. The daughters of rulers are liable to sickness, as well as the daughters of poor men. The daughters of rulers must die. It is good for us all to remember this. We are too apt to forget it. We often think and talk as if the possession of riches was the great antidote to sorrow, and as if money could secure us against sickness and death. But it is the very extreme of blindness to think so. We have only to look around us and see a hundred proofs to the contrary. Death comes to palaces, as well as to cottages — to landlords as well as to tenants — to rich as well as to poor. It tarries no man's leisure or convenience. It will not be kept out by locks and bars. "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Heb. 9:27.) All are going to one place, the grave. We may be sure there is far more equality in the portions appointed to men than at first sight appears. Sickness is a great leveler. It makes no distinction. Heaven is the only place where "the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick." (Isa. 33:24.) Happy are they who set their affections on things above! They, and they only, have a treasure which is incorruptible. Yet a little while, and they will be where they shall hear no more evil tidings. All tears shall be wiped from their faces. They shall mourn no more.
The words behind it
16 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → | 87 times |
| ἀνέστη | aneste | arose | G450 → | 107 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κοράσιον | korasion | girl | G2877 → | 8 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| περιεπάτει· | periepatei | was walking; | G4043 → | 94 times |
| ἦν | en | she was | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → | 1039 times |
| ἐτῶν | eton | of years | G2094 → | |
| δώδεκα. | dodeka | twelve. | G1427 → | 75 times |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐξέστησαν | exestesan | they were amazed | G1839 → | 17 times |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → | 87 times |
| ἐκστάσει | ekstasei | with amazement | G1611 → | |
| μεγάλῃ. | megale | great. | G3173 → | 243 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εὐθὺςimmediately
euthusG2112 →87 times
ἀνέστηarose
anesteG450 →107 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
κοράσιονgirl
korasionG2877 →8 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
περιεπάτει·was walking;
periepateiG4043 →94 times
ἦνshe was
enG1510 →2333 times
γὰρfor
garG1063 →1039 times
ἐτῶνof years
etonG2094 →
δώδεκα.twelve.
dodekaG1427 →75 times
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐξέστησανthey were amazed
exestesanG1839 →17 times
εὐθὺςimmediately
euthusG2112 →87 times
ἐκστάσειwith amazement
ekstaseiG1611 →
μεγάλῃ.great.
megaleG3173 →243 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 6:51Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
it leads to
- Mark 7:37
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 4:39
Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
- Mark 7:37
Through
Mark 7:37The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
it leads to
- Mark 6:51
Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
- Exodus 4:10–11
“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
- Mark 4:41
Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
- Genesis 1:31
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Mark 2:12
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything…
- Mark 6:51
Through
Mark 4:41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
it leads to
- Luke 8:25
“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
- Luke 8:25
Where this verse is studied
About Mark
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This page draws on Alexander Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture, Mark; Bede, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Bede, On the Gospel of Mark; Glossa Ordinaria, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Gregory the Dialogist, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 2 -- On Faith.