When Jesus crossed back by boat, a large crowd gathered by the lake. Jairus, one of the synagogue leaders, came and fell at Jesus’ feet. His little daughter was dying, and he begged Jesus to come and lay hands on her so that she would be healed and live.
Jesus went with him, surrounded by a pressing crowd. In it was a woman who had suffered bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all she had on doctors, but she had not improved and had become worse.
After hearing about Jesus, she came up behind him and touched his clothing, believing that even touching it would heal her. At once her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she had been healed.
Jesus knew that power had gone out from him and asked who had touched his clothes. The disciples pointed to the crowd pressing around him, but Jesus kept looking for the person who had done it.
The woman knew what had happened and came forward, afraid and trembling. She fell before Jesus and told him the whole truth. He called her daughter, said her faith had made her well, and told her to go in peace and be free of her disease.
While Jesus was still speaking, people came from Jairus’s house to say that the child had died. Jesus told Jairus not to be afraid but to believe. He allowed only Peter, James, and John to follow him.
At the house, people were weeping and wailing. Jesus said that the child was not dead but asleep, and they laughed at him. He sent them outside, took the child’s parents and the disciples into the room, and took her hand. He told her to get up.
The twelve-year-old girl stood up and began to walk. Everyone was overwhelmed with amazement. Jesus told them not to let anyone know what had happened and told them to give her something to eat.