And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He ordered that something be given her to eat.
Parallel translations
- WEB Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.
- 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.
- NKJV Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something 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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Quick answer
Her spirit returns and she rises at once, and Jesus tells them to give her food. The raising is real, immediate, and complete.
Overview
Life returns to the girl instantly, and Jesus' practical instruction to feed her confirms she is genuinely, bodily alive. The detail guards against any notion of a mere vision. It displays both His divine power and His tender care for the whole person.
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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