Luke 8:52

New Century Version

All the people were crying and feeling sad because the girl was dead, but Jesus said, “Stop crying. She is not dead, only asleep.”

Cross References

Genesis 23:2

She died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried because of her.

2 Samuel 18:33

Then the king was very upset, and he went to the room over the city gate and cried. As he went, he cried out, “My son Absalom, my son Absalom! I wish I had died and not you. Absalom, my son, my son!”

Exodus 24:17

To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out on David’s family and the people in Jerusalem a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look at me, the one they have stabbed, and they will cry like someone crying over the death of an only child. They will be as sad as someone who has lost a firstborn son.

Matthew 11:17

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

Luke 23:27

A large crowd of people was following Jesus, including some women who were sad and crying for him.

Luke 23:48

When all the people who had gathered there to watch saw what happened, they returned home, beating their chests because they were so sad.

Luke 8:51

When 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 Jesus because they knew the girl was dead.

John 11:4

When Jesus heard this, he said, “This sickness will not end in death. It is for the glory of God, to bring glory to the Son of God.”