Daughter of Jairus

Raising of Jairus' Daughter by Paolo Veronese, 1546

The narrative of the daughter of Jairus is a combination of miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Mark 5:21–43, Matthew 9:18–26, Luke 8:40–56). ^[1][2][3]

The story immediately follows the exorcism at Gerasa. Jairus, a patron of the synagogue, asks Jesus to heal his dying daughter. As they travel to Jairus's house, a sick woman in the crowd touches Jesus' cloak and is healed of her sickness. This is called Christ healing the bleeding woman miracle.

Meanwhile the daughter dies, but Jesus continues to the house and brings her back to life, or in his own words, awakens her. In Mark's account, the Aramaic phrase "Talitha Koum" (transliterated into Greek as ταλιθα κουμ and meaning, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!") is attributed to Jesus.

The combined stories have been used as an example of intercalation, with one incident inserted within another, and of contrast comparing the older woman with a 12 year ailment and the 12 year old girl.^[4]

This episode of the Gospels teaches that faith as embodied in the bleeding woman can exist in seemingly hopeless situations, and that through belief, healing can be achieved. When the woman is healed, Jesus tells here "Your faith has healed you". ^[5]

See also

• Christ healing the bleeding woman
• Gospel harmony

References

v • d • e Miracles of Jesus in the Gospels Cures Blind man of Bethsaida · Blind near Jericho · Two blind men in Galilee · Blind at birth • Cleansing a leper · Cleansing ten lepers • Mother of Peter's wife · Bleeding woman · Infirm woman • Paralytic at Bethesda · Paralytic at Capernaum • A man with dropsy · Withered hand · Deaf mute of Decapolis • Centurion's servant · Healing in Gennesaret Exorcisms Possessed boy · Canaanite woman's daughter · Gerasenes demonic‎ · Synagogue in Capernaum · Exorcising at sunset · Blind and mute man · Mute man Raising the dead Young Man from Nain · Daughter of Jairus · Raising of Lazarus Control of nature Marriage at Cana · Walking on water · Calming the storm · Transfiguration · Feeding the multitude · Draught of fishes · Cursing the fig tree · Coin in the fish's mouth Christianity Portal