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Luke 8:40-56

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40Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him.

41Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house

42because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.

43And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.

44She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

45“Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”

46But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”

47Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.

48Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

49While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”

50Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

51When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother.

52Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”

53They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

54But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!”

55Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

56Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

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1)       According to verse 40 what happened when Jesus returned?

o   A crowd welcomed him.

o   For

o   They were all expecting him.

 

2)       What was the social status of Jairus, given that he was a synagogue leader?

o   As a synagogue leader Jairus was a man of

§  Means.

§  And respect.

o   In the Jewish community.

 

3)       According to verses 41 and 42 what was Jairus pleading with Jesus to come to his house for?

o   It was because Jairus’ only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.

 

4)       What does Jairus falling at Jesus’ feet and pleading with him for help indicate?

o   It indicates his

§  Humility.

§  And desperation.

 

5)       According to verse 42 what was the situation around Jesus as he made his way to Jairus’ house?

o   The crowds almost crushed him.

 

6)       According to verse 43 who was in the crowd?

o   A woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.

o   But no one could heal her.

 

7)       According to verse 44 what did the woman do?

o   She

§  Came up behind Jesus.

§  And touched the edge of his cloak.

 

8)       Why did the woman touch Jesus’ cloak expecting to be healed, given that she must have heard incidents of healing by Jesus and Jesus attributing people's healing to their faith in him?

o   She had learned to approach Jesus by faith for healing.

 

9)       According to verse 44 what happened to the woman upon her touching the edge of Jesus’ cloak?

o   Immediately her bleeding stopped.

 

10)   According to verse 45 what was Jesus’ response?

o   Jesus asked who touched him.

 

11)   According to verse 45 what was people’s response to Jesus’ question as to who touched him?

o   They all denied it.

 

12)   According to verse 45 how did Peter try to clarify the situation to Jesus?

o   He said to Jesus that people were

§  Crowding.

§  And pressing.

o   Against him.

 

13)   According to what Jesus said in verse 46 how did he clarify what he meant?

o   He said that someone touched him.

o   Because

o   Power had gone out from him.

 

14)   According to verse 47 why did the woman come trembling and fell at Jesus’ feet?

o   She saw that she could not go unnoticed.

 

15)   According to verse 47 how did the woman testify to what happened?

o   In the presence of all the people, she told

§  Why she had touched Jesus.

§  And how she had been instantly healed.

 

16)   According to what Jesus said in verse 48 how did he account for the woman’s healing?

o   Her faith had healed her.

 

17)   According to verse 49 what message did someone from the house of Jairus bring while Jesus was still speaking?

o   The messenger told Jairus not to bother the teacher anymore.

o   Because

o   His daughter had died.

 

18)   According to what Jesus said in verse 50 how did he shore up Jairus’ faith?

o   Don’t be afraid.

o   Just believe.

o   And she will be healed.

 

19)   According to verse 51 who were the only people that Jesus allowed to go in with him when he arrived at the house of Jairus?

o   Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except

§  Peter.

§  John and James.

§  And the child’s

Ø  Father. 

Ø  And mother.

 

20)   Why did Jesus allow only Peter, John and James to go in with him, given that they belonged in the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples?

o   Jesus reserved some of the revelation about himself to his inner circle of disciples only.

 

21)   According to verse 52 what did Jesus find upon entering the house?

o   All the people were

§  Wailing.

§  And mourning.

o   For the child.

 

22)   According to verse 52 what reason did Jesus offer the people that they should stop wailing?

o   The child was

§  Not dead.

§  But asleep.

 

23)   According to verse 53 what was people’s reaction to what Jesus said and why?

o   They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

 

24)   Who were these people that were wailing one moment and laughing the next?

o   They were professional mourners for the occasion.

 

25)   Why were professional mourners at Jairus’ house, given that they did the work of mourning when someone had just died?

o   The child must have been close to being dead.

o   When

o   Jairus

§  Went.

§  And looked for Jesus.

 

26)   According to verse 54 how did Jesus raise the child from the dead?

o   Jesus

§  Took her by the hand.

§  And told her to get up.

 

27)   According to verse 55 what happened to the child?

o   Her spirit returned.

o   And at once she stood up.

 

28)   According to verse 55 how did Jesus signal the wellness of the child?

o   Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

 

29)   According to verse 56 what was the parents’ reaction to what had just happened to their daughter?

o   They were astonished.

 

30)   According to verse 56 what did Jesus order the parents not to do?

o   Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

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Luke 8:40-56

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