28. She said, “If I can just touch his clothes, I’ll get well.”
29. Her bleeding stopped immediately. She felt cured from her illness.
30. At that moment Jesus felt power had gone out of him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31. His disciples said to him, “How can you ask, ‘Who touched me,’ when you see the crowd pressing you on all sides?”
32. But he kept looking around to see the woman who had done this.
33. The woman trembled with fear. She knew what had happened to her. So she quickly bowed in front of him and told him the whole truth.
34. Jesus told her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace! Be cured from your illness.”
35. While Jesus was still speaking to her, some people came from the synagogue leader’s home. They told the synagogue leader, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the teacher anymore?”
36. When Jesus overheard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid! Just believe.”
37. Jesus allowed no one to go with him except Peter and the two brothers James and John.
38. When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a noisy crowd there. People were crying and sobbing loudly.
39. When he came into the house, he asked them, “Why are you making so much noise and crying? The child isn’t dead. She’s just sleeping.”
40. They laughed at him. So he made all of them go outside. Then he took the child’s father, mother, and his three disciples and went to the child.
41. Jesus took the child’s hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum!” which means, “Little girl, I’m telling you to get up!”
42. The girl got up at once and started to walk. (She was twelve years old.) They were astonished.
43. Jesus ordered them not to let anyone know about this. He also told them to give the little girl something to eat.