I am a laughing-stock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and blameless man is a laughing-stock.
Matthew 9:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Leave,’ he said, ‘because the girl is not dead but asleep.’ And they laughed at him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 he said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping. And they laughed and jeered at Him. American Standard Version (1901) he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. Common English Bible He said, “Go away, because the little girl isn’t dead but is asleep”; but they laughed at him. Catholic Public Domain Version he said, "Depart. For the girl is not dead, but asleep." And they derided him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. |
I am a laughing-stock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and blameless man is a laughing-stock.
This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says to one who is despised, to one abhorred by people, , to a servant of rulers: ‘Kings will see, princes will stand up, and they will all bow down because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel #– #and he has chosen you.’
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.
They laughed at him, but he put them all outside. He took the child’s father, mother, and those who were with him, and entered the place where the child was.
When Jesus heard it, he said, ‘This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.’
But Paul went down, bent over him, embraced him, and said, ‘Don’t be alarmed, because he’s alive.’
Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning towards the body said, ‘Tabitha, get up.’ She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.