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And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side,
much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. And,
behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by
name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, And besought him
greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I
pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed;
and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people
followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman, which had an
issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many
physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came
in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may
touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the
fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that
she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in
himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the
press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto
him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who
touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this
thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in
her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And
he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague. While he yet spake, there came
from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy
daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon
as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of
the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. And he suffered no man
to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth
the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was
come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the
damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But
when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of
the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the
damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto
her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto
thee, arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she
was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a
great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should
know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat."
(Mark 5:21-43).
In the latter part of Mark chapter 5 we read of two miracles; that
of Jarius' daughter and of the woman with a flow of blood. Both of
these parables offer dynamic spiritual portraits of salvation by the
grace (favor) of God; some of these examples include the following:
1.) "And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other
side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea."
(Mark 5:21).
2.) "And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at
the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that
she may be healed; and she shall live." (Mark 5:23).
3.) "And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,"
(Mark 5:25).
4.) The number 12 represents the fullness of time. 12 often
signifies fullness, i.e., the 12 apostles or 12 tribes of Judah.
5.) "And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent
all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,"
(Mark 5:26).
6.) "And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she
felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus,
immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him,
turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? "
(Mark 5:29,30).
7.) "And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole;
go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." (Mark 5:34).
8.) In verse 35, Jarius pleading for his daughter is a portrait of
believers seeking God's mercy for their family, friends and loved
ones; that they too may come to know true salvation.
9.) The mention in verse 35 that some in Jarius' house doubted Jesus
is a portrait of unbelievers.
10.) The food in verse 43 shows that we must be continually fed
spiritually.
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