“My friends laugh at me now.\par They say,\par ‘He prayed to God,\par and he got his answer.\par \{That is why all these bad things\par happened to him.\}’\par
Matthew 9:24 - Easy To Read Version Jesus said, “Go away. The girl is not dead. She is only asleep.” But the people laughed at Jesus. 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. |
“My friends laugh at me now.\par They say,\par ‘He prayed to God,\par and he got his answer.\par \{That is why all these bad things\par happened to him.\}’\par
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel,\par the Protector of Israel says,\par “My Servant is humble.\par He serves rulers.\par But people hate him.\par But, kings will see him,\par and stand \{to honor him\}.\par Great leaders will bow down to him.”\par
People made fun of him, and his friends left him. He was a man that had much pain. He knew sickness very well. People did not even give him the honor of looking at him. We did not even notice him.
But all the people laughed at Jesus. Jesus told the people to leave the house. Then Jesus went into the room where the child was. He brought the child’s father and mother and his three followers into the room with him.
The people laughed at Jesus, because they knew that the girl was dead.
When Jesus heard this he said, “The end of this sickness will not be death. But this sickness is for the glory of God. This has happened to bring glory to the Son of God.”
Paul went down to Eutychus. He kneeled down and hugged Eutychus. Paul said to the other believers, “Don’t worry. He is alive now.”
Peter sent all the people out of the room. He kneeled and prayed. Then he turned to Tabitha’s body and said, “Tabitha, stand up!” She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up.