JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER One of the synagogue rulers named Jairus, came. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him. “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” So Jesus went with him. (The woman with the issue of blood interrupts.) Some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Ignoring what they said, “Jesus told the syna- gogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John, the brother of James. When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commo- tion and wailing” The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha, cumi” which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” Immediately the girl stood up and walked