Mark 5:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²² About then a man named Jairus, one of the officials of the synagogue, came to Jesus and, upon seeing Him, fell to the ground at His feet.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Then one of the rulers of the synagogue came up, Jairus by name; and seeing Him, he prostrated himself at His feet

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jaïrus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,

Common English Bible

²² Jairus, one of the synagogue leaders, came forward. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, approached. And seeing him, he fell prostrate at his feet.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue named Jairus: and seeing him, falleth down at his feet.

Mark 5:22 Cross References

Matthew 2:11

Then they went into the house and saw the young child with His mother Mary. They fell to the ground and worshiped Him, and unpacking their treasures, they offered Him gifts of gold, incense and aromatic spices.

Mark 5:33

But the woman became afraid and trembled with fear, for she knew what had happened to her [i.e., the healing], so she came and fell down in front of Jesus and told Him the whole truth.

Mark 5:38

And when they arrived at the synagogue official’s house He saw a commotion there, with many people crying and wailing loudly.

Luke 13:14

But the official of the synagogue became angry because Jesus had healed [someone] on the Sabbath day. [Note: This was viewed as a violation of proper Sabbath day observance by certain Jews who interpreted the Law of Moses with narrow legalism]. So, the official said to the crowd, “There are six days [in the week] for people to work. Therefore, you should come to be healed on one of them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

Luke 5:8

But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man.”

Luke 8:28

And when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet [i.e., in worship. See Mark 5:6] and shouted out with a loud voice saying, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Highest God? I beg you, do not torture me.”

Acts 13:15

And after the reading of the Law of Moses and [the writings of] the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent [word] to Paul and Barnabas, saying, “Brothers, if you [men] have any message that will exhort [or encourage] the people, you may speak.”

Acts 18:17

Then, all of them [Note: This “all” could refer to the Greeks, the Jews or the Roman officers. Since the text does not specify, it seems most reasonable to suggest it was the Romans] grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the court of justice. But Gallio showed no interest in the whole affair.

Acts 18:8

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and all of his family became believers in the Lord. [And] many of the Corinthians who heard [Paul’s message] believed [in the Lord] and were immersed [into Christ].

Revelation 22:8

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.