Mark 5:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²³ He begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is about to die; [please] come and place your hands on her so she may be healed and live.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And begged Him earnestly, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed and live.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

Common English Bible

²³ and pleaded with him, “My daughter is about to die. Please, come and place your hands on her so that she can be healed and live.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And he beseeched him greatly, saying: "For my daughter is near the end. Come and lay your hand on her, so that she may be healthy and may live."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.

Mark 5:23 Cross References

Matthew 8:3

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, “I do want to; you are healed.” And immediately his infectious skin disease was healed.

Mark 16:18

they will pick up snakes [i.e., without being harmed]; and if they happen to drink anything poisonous, it will not harm them; they will place hands on sick people [i.e., with prayer] and they will be healed.”

Mark 5:24

So, Jesus went along with the man, and was being thronged by a large crowd that followed Him.

Mark 6:13

And they drove out many evil spirits and applied [olive] oil to [the heads of] many sick people and healed them.

Mark 7:32

And they brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and they begged Him to place His hand on him [for healing].

Mark 8:23

[So], He took hold of the blind man by his hand and brought him out of the village. When Jesus spit [and put His saliva] on his eyes [See 7:33 for a similar use of His saliva in healing] and placed His hands on him [for healing], He asked him, “Can you see anything?”

Luke 13:13

Then He placed His hands on her and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

Luke 4:38

So, He left the synagogue and entered Simon’s [i.e., Peter’s] house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was [in bed] stricken with a high fever. And they [i.e., Andrew, James and John, besides Peter. See Mark 1:29] begged Him [to do something] for her.

Luke 4:40

And when the sun was setting, everyone who had friends or relatives who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus and He placed His hands on each one of them and healed them.

Luke 7:12

Now when He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out; it was the only son of his widowed mother. And many people from the town were with her.

John 11:3

So, the sisters sent [someone] to Him, saying, “Look, Lord, the person you love [i.e., your dear friend, Lazarus] is sick.”

Acts 28:8

And it happened that Publius’ father lay sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul went [to his house] and, after praying and placing hands on him, healed him.

Acts 6:6

[Then] they presented these men to the apostles, who prayed for them while placing their hands on them [to signify their appointment].

Acts 8:17

Then the apostles placed their hands on [some of] them [and prayed, see verse 15] and they received [miraculous power from] the Holy Spirit.

Acts 9:12

(Now Saul had seen [in a vision] a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him, restoring his sight).

Acts 9:17

So, Ananias left and went to Judas’ house and placed his hands on Saul saying, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you as you were traveling on the road [to Damascus] sent me so you could receive your sight [back] and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”