Luke 8:51-56

8:51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus ¹  did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, ²  and James, and the child’s father and mother. 8:52 Now they were all ³  wailing and mourning ⁴  for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” 8:53 And they began making fun ⁵  of him, because they knew ⁶  that she was dead. ⁷  8:54 But Jesus ⁸  gently took her by the hand and said, ⁹  “Child, get up.” 8:55 Her ¹⁰  spirit returned, ¹¹  and she got up immediately. Then ¹²  he told them to give her something to eat. 8:56 Her ¹³  parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one ¹⁴  what had happened.

[8:51]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:51]  ² tn Grk “and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[8:52]  ³ sn This group probably includes outside or even professional mourners, not just family, because a large group seems to be present.

[8:52]  ⁴ tn Grk “beating the breasts” (in mourning); see L&N 52.1.

[8:53]  ⁵ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[8:53]  ⁶ tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[8:53]  ⁷ tn Or “had died.”

[8:54]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:54]  ⁹ tn Grk “and called, saying.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “and said.”

[8:55]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:55]  ¹¹ sn In other words, she came back to life; see Acts 20:10.

[8:55]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[8:56]  ¹³ tn Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:56]  ¹⁴ sn Jesus ordered them to tell no one because he desired that miracles not become the center of his ministry.