Luke 8:52 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And all were weeping for and bewailing her; but He said, Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.

American Standard Version (1901)

And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

Common English Bible

They were all crying and mourning for her, but Jesus said, “Don’t cry. She isn’t dead. She’s only sleeping.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Now all were weeping and mourning for her. But he said: "Do not weep. The girl is not dead, but only sleeping."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And all wept and mourned for her. But he said: Weep not; the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

Luke 8:52 Cross References

Matthew 11:17

‘We [pretended like we] were making music [at a wedding] but you did not dance; we [pretended like we] were wailing [at a funeral] but you did not beat your chest [in mourning].’

Luke 23:27

A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including some women who wailed [in grief] and mourned over His plight.

Luke 23:48

And after the crowds that had gathered to witness this sight saw what had happened they left, beating their chests [i.e., as an expression of anguish over witnessing Jesus’ death].

Luke 8:51

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.

Luke 8:53

And they laughed at Him scornfully, knowing that she was [already] dead.

John 11:4

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This illness will not result in [his] death, but was intended to bring honor to God, so that the Son of God would be honored by it.”