Luke 8:52

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Everyone was crying and feeling sad because the girl was dead. But Jesus said, “Don’t cry. She is not dead. She is only sleeping.”

Cross References

John 11:4

When Jesus heard this he said, “The end of this sickness will not be death. No, this sickness is for the glory of God. This has happened to bring glory to the Son of God.”

Luke 23:27

A large crowd followed Jesus. Some of the women were sad and crying. They felt sorry for him.

Matthew 11:17

‘We played flute music for you, but you did not dance; we sang a funeral song, but you were not sad.’

Zechariah 12:10

I will fill David’s family and the people living in Jerusalem with a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look to me, the one they stabbed, and they will be very sad. They will be as sad as someone crying over the death of their only son, as sad as someone crying over the death of their firstborn son.

2 Samuel 18:33

So the king knew Absalom was dead and he became very upset. He went upstairs to the room over the gate, crying, “O my son Absalom! My son Absalom, I wish I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Exodus 24:17

The Israelites could see the Glory of the Lord. It was like a fire burning on top of the mountain.

Genesis 23:2

She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.

Luke 8:51

Jesus went to the house. He let only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s father and mother go inside with him.

Luke 8:53

The people laughed at him, because they knew that the girl was dead.

Luke 23:48

Many people had come out of the city to see all this. When they saw it, they felt very sorry and left.