39. He went in and said to them, “Why all this confusion? Why are you crying? The child is not dead — she is only sleeping!”
40. They laughed at him, so he put them all out, took the child's father and mother and his three disciples, and went into the room where the child was lying.
41. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum,” which means, “Little girl, I tell you to get up!”
42. She got up at once and started walking around. (She was twelve years old.) When this happened, they were completely amazed.
43. But Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, and he said, “Give her something to eat.”