She came back to life, and she got up at once. Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
He gave them strict instructions not to let anyone know, and he told them to give the little girl something to eat.
But Jesus took her by the hand, and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!”
Her parents were astonished at what had happened, but Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone about it.
The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of linen, and with a cloth around his face. “Unbind him and set him free,” Jesus told them.