Luke 8:52

And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
wept	ἔκλαιον eklaion	G2799	to sob · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
bewailed	ἐκόπτοντο ekoptonto	G2875	to "chop" · verb — imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural
her	αὐτήν. autēn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular feminine
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Weep	κλαίετε· klaiete	G2799	to sob · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
she is	ἀπέθανεν apethanen	G599	to die off (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
dead	ἀποθνήσκω apothnḗskō	G599	to die off (literally or figuratively)
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
sleepeth	καθεύδει. katheudei	G2518	to lie down to rest · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 18:33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my…
Luke 23:27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
John 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Genesis 23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis 27:34-35 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me als…
Exodus 24:17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Jeremiah 9:17-21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may co…
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall loo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:40–end

Christ was driven away by the Gadarenes; they were weary of him, and willing to be rid of him. But when he had crossed the water, and returned to the Galileans, they gladly received him, wished and waited for his return, and welcomed him with all their hearts when he did return, Luk 8:40. If some will not accept the favours Christ offers them, others will. If the Gadarenes be not gathered, yet there are many among whom Christ shall be glorious. When Christ had done his work on the other side of the water he returned, and found work to do in the place whence he came, fresh work. They that will lay out themselves to do good shall never want occasion for it. The needy you have always with you.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 8:47

declared . . . before all--This, though a great trial to the shrinking modesty of the believing woman, was just what Christ wanted in dragging her forth, her public testimony to the facts of her case--both her disease, with her abortive efforts at a cure, and the instantaneous and perfect relief which her touch of the Great Healer had brought her.

Adam Clarke on Luke 8:46

I perceive that virtue - Δυναμιν, Divine or miraculous power. This Divine emanation did not proceed always from Christ, as necessarily as odours do from plants, for then all who touched him must have been equally partakers of it. Of the many that touched him, this woman and none else received this Divine virtue; and why? Because she came in faith. Faith alone attracts and receives the energetic influence of God at all times. There would be more miracles, at least of spiritual healing, were there more faith among those who are called believers.

John Gill on Luke 8:52

Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning women, that were hired on this occasion, and employed for this purpose: but he said, weep not; neither in show, as the mourning women did, nor in reality, as the friends of the deceased: she is not dead, but sleepeth; See Gill on Matthew 9:24. See Gill on Mark 5:39.

The Church Fathers

The Synagogue also, because it has lost the joy of the Bridegroom, whereby alone it can live. lying dead as it were among those that mourn, understands not even the reason why it weeps.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

What shall I say about the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue, at whose death the people were mourning and the flute players were playing their music? In the belief that she was indeed dead, solemn funeral services were being performed. The spirit returned immediately at the voice of the Lord, she arose with revived body, and she partook of food to furnish proof that she was alive.
— Ambrose of Milan, On the Death of Satyrus 2.82

They all wept and mourned for her. "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?" he asked. "But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast." Therefore, the synagogue, because it lost the joy of the bridegroom, by which it might live, lies as if dead among mourners, not even understanding this itself, why it is mourned.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Dead (People) · .Jairus’ daughter — .Jairus’ daughter
Jairus · Daughter of, restored to life — Daughter of, restored to life
Sleep · A symbol of — A symbol of
Woman · Young: Called maids — Young: Called maids

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 8:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:40–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 8:47

Adam Clarke on Luke 8:46

John Gill on Luke 8:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 8:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:40–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 8:47

Adam Clarke on Luke 8:46

John Gill on Luke 8:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 8:49–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 8:52