Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.
Parallel translations
- KJV And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
- BSB Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.
- ESV And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.
- NKJV Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.
- NASB And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He ordered that something be given her to eat.
- NLT And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- John 11:44He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Free him, and let him go.”
- 1 Kgs 17:21–23He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.”
- Mark 5:43He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
- Luke 24:41–43While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
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