She got up at once and started walking around. (She was twelve years old.) When this happened, they were completely amazed.
The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, “What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him!”
But they were terribly afraid and began to say to one another, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum,” which means, “Little girl, I tell you to get up!”
But Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, and he said, “Give her something to eat.”
Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind died down. The disciples were completely amazed,
And all who heard were completely amazed. “How well he does everything!” they exclaimed. “He even causes the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak!”