Cross References

Luke 8:53

Good News Translation

They all made fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

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Even my friends laugh at me now; they laugh, although I am righteous and blameless; but there was a time when God answered my prayers.

I watch how bitterly everyone mocks me.

All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.

We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him— we ignored him as if he were nothing.

he said, “Get out, everybody! The little girl is not dead—she is only sleeping!” Then they all started making fun of him.

When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

Everyone there was crying and mourning for the child. Jesus said, “Don't cry; the child is not dead—she is only sleeping!”

But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Get up, child!”

“Take the stone away!” Jesus ordered. Martha, the dead man's sister, answered, “There will be a bad smell, Lord. He has been buried four days!”