He who is mocked by his friends as I am, will call upon God, and he will listen to him because it is the sincerity of the just that is being mocked.
Matthew 9:24 - Catholic Public Domain Version he said, "Depart. For the girl is not dead, but asleep." And they derided him. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 he said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping. And they laughed and jeered at Him. American Standard Version (1901) he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. Common English Bible He said, “Go away, because the little girl isn’t dead but is asleep”; but they laughed at him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. English Standard Version 2016 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. |
He who is mocked by his friends as I am, will call upon God, and he will listen to him because it is the sincerity of the just that is being mocked.
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to a contemptible soul, to an abominable nation, to the servant of lords: The kings will see, and the princes will rise up, and they will adore, because of the Lord. For he is faithful, and he is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.
And they derided him. Yet truly, having put them all out, he took the father and mother of the girl, and those who were with him, and he entered to where the girl was lying.
Then, upon hearing this, Jesus said to them: "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."
When Paul had gone down to him, he laid himself over him and, embracing him, said, "Do not worry, for his soul is still within him."
And when they had all been sent outside, Peter, kneeling down, prayed. And turning to the body, he said: "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes and, upon seeing Peter, sat up again.