Mark 5:38
“And hee commeth to the house of the Ruler of the Synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.”
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Mark 5:38 Context
36Assoone as Iesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith vnto the Ruler of the Synagogue, Be not afraid, onely beleeue. 37And he suffered no man to follow him, saue Peter, & Iames, and Iohn the brother of Iames. 38And hee commeth to the house of the Ruler of the Synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39And when he was come in, hee saith vnto them, Why make yee this adoe, and weepe? the damosell is not dead, but sleepeth. 40And they laughed him to scorne: but when he had put them all out, hee taketh the father and the mother of the damosell, and them that were with him, and entreth in where the damosell was lying.
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Other Translations for Mark 5:38
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
- King James Version
They *came to the house of the synagogue official; and He *saw a commotion, and {people} loudly weeping and wailing.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and `many' weeping and wailing greatly.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.
- Basic English Bible
And he comes to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and sees the tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly.
- Darby Bible
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
- Webster's Bible
So they come to the Warden's house. Here He gazes on a scene of uproar, with people weeping aloud and wailing.
- Weymouth Bible
He came to the synagogue ruler's house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.
- World English Bible
And thei camen in to the hous of the prince of the synagoge. And he saie noyse, and men wepynge and weilynge myche.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he cometh to the house of the chief of the synagogue, and seeth a tumult, much weeping and wailing;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Mark 5:38
Mr 5:38 Them that wept and wailed greatly. At a Jewish funeral were professional mourners called by Matthew "minstrels" (Mt 9:23). It is still the funeral fashion in the East.