Berean Standard Bible
“He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.””
Jairus, a synagogue leader, has begged Jesus to heal his dying daughter, but word arrives that she has died. Jesus goes to the house anyway, where mourners are already weeping loudly.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
World English Bible (WEB)
When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”
King James Version (KJV)
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and having gone in he said to them, 'Why do you make a tumult, and weep? the child did not die, but does sleep;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y entrando, les dice: ¿Por qué alborotáis y lloráis? La muchacha no es muerta, mas duerme.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Jesús les dijo a los que allí estaban:―¿Por qué hacen tanto llanto y alboroto? La niña no está muerta; sólo está dormida.
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