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Mark 5:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Mark 5:23

Verse 23 of 43

Scripture focus

And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

Mark 5:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 5:23

Theological / Devotional

Besought. Or, “entreated” (see on v. 17).

Little daughter. Of the three Gospels recording this incident only Mark gives the precise age of the girl (see v. 42), and hence he uses here the diminutive form of the word “daughter.”

Point of death. The disease, unidentified by any the gospel writers, was in its final stage. Death was certain unless Jesus would intervene.

I pray thee. These words do not appear in the Greek.

Lay thy hands. The personal touch of Jesus seems to have been a mark of His personal interest in each sufferer (see on ch. 1:31).

She shall live. There was no doubt in the father’s mind that Jesus had the power to restore his little daughter to health. Unquestionably there were scores, or even hundreds, of persons in and about Capernaum whose lives bore testimony to Jesus’ power. Among these were the son of the nobleman (John 4:46-54) and the servant of the centurion (Luke 7:1-10).

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