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40\u00a0<\/sup>Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him.<\/span>\u00a041\u00a0<\/sup>Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader,\u00a0came and fell at Jesus\u2019 feet, pleading with him to come to his house<\/span>\u00a042\u00a0<\/sup>because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.<\/span><\/p>\n As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.<\/span>\u00a043 3<\/sup>And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding\u00a0for twelve years, but no one could heal her.<\/span>\u00a044\u00a0<\/sup>She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak,\u00a0and immediately her bleeding stopped.<\/span><\/p>\n 45\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWho touched me?\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Jesus asked.<\/span><\/p>\n When they all denied it, Peter said, \u201cMaster,\u00a0the people are crowding and pressing against you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 46\u00a0<\/sup>But Jesus said,\u00a0\u201cSomeone touched me;\u00a0I know that power has gone out from me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 47\u00a0<\/sup>Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.<\/span>48\u00a0<\/sup>Then he said to her,\u00a0\u201cDaughter, your faith has healed you.\u00a0Go in peace.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 49\u00a0<\/sup>While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.\u00a0\u201cYour daughter is dead,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t bother the teacher anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n 50\u00a0<\/sup>Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus,\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 51\u00a0<\/sup>When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James,\u00a0and the child\u2019s father and mother.<\/span>\u00a052\u00a0<\/sup>Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning\u00a0for her.\u00a0\u201cStop wailing,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Jesus said.\u00a0\u201cShe is not dead but asleep.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 53\u00a0<\/sup>They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.<\/span>\u00a054\u00a0<\/sup>But he took her by the hand and said,\u00a0\u201cMy child, get up!\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a055\u00a0<\/sup>Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.<\/span>56\u00a0<\/sup>Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.<\/span><\/p>\n This passage in Luke is taking two stories with the same lesson and combining them into a single logical unit. The message is clear. We must have faith.<\/p>\n \u201cDaughter, your faith has healed you.\u00a0Go in peace.” (Luke 8:47)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Don\u2019t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed” (Luke 8:50)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/sup>They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.<\/span>\u00a054\u00a0<\/sup>But he took her by the hand and said,\u00a0\u201cMy child, get up! (Luke 8:53-54)<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n What is also interesting is that this story is identical to Mark’s telling.Matthew’s version is also quite similar with just slight variations. It would seem as though this story must have been sourced only from Mark and not in the proposed Q document. For those who are not familiar with the 2, 3, or 4 source theory; the gospels are believed to have different sources rather than Mark being the only original source. This can best be explained by the following diagram.<\/p>\n Either way, in all sources this gospel story is a powerful reminder that we must have faith in Jesus and believe that He is able to handle any problem we have. The lady who touched His cloak was unclean and would have made Jesus ritually impure according to the Jewish law but Jesus is not concerned about that. 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