They cameto the houseof the synagogue official;and He sawa commotion,and [people] loudlyweepingand wailing.
and say,'We played the flutefor you, and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not mourn.'
While He was sayingthese thingsto them, a [synagogue] officialcameand bowed down beforeHim, and said,"My daughterhas justdied;but comeand layYour handon her, and she will live."
Oneof the synagogue officialsnamedJairuscameup, and on seeingHim, fellat His feet
And enteringin, He saidto them, "Whymake a commotionand weep?The childhas not died,but is asleep."
SoPeteraroseand wentwith them. When he arrived,they broughthim into the upper room;and allthe widowsstood besidehim, weepingand showingallthe tunicsand garmentsthat Dorcasused to makewhileshe was with them.
