And He took Peter, James and John with Him and began to be troubled and deeply distressed.
Luke 8:51 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And when Jesus came to the [synagogue official’s] house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, James, John and the girl’s father and mother. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when He came to the house, He permitted no one to enter with Him except Peter and John and James, and the girl's father and mother. American Standard Version (1901) And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother. Common English Bible When he came to the house, he didn’t allow anyone to enter with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had arrived at the house, he would not permit anyone to enter with him, except Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the girl. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was come to the house, he suffered not any man to go in with him, but Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maiden. |
And He took Peter, James and John with Him and began to be troubled and deeply distressed.
[They were] Simon, also called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James and John [also brothers], Philip, Bartholomew [i.e., the person same as Nathaniel. See John 1:45],
But when Jesus heard this, He said [to the man], “Do not be afraid. Just believe [i.e., in my power to restore your daughter] and she will be made well [i.e., restored to life].”
And all the people [in the house] were crying and beating their chests in mourning, so Jesus said [to them], “Do not cry, for the girl is not [really] dead but [only] sleeping.”
And it happened about eight days after Jesus said these things that He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up in the mountain to pray. [Note: This was probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby].
Then Peter asked them all to leave [the room]; he knelt down and prayed over her body, saying, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.