A moment in scripture
Luke 8:53
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And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 8:51
And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
- Luke 8:52
And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
- Luke 8:54
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
- Luke 8:55
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.