Luke 8:52

52 Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, "Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep."

Luke 8:52 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 52 And all wept and bewailed her
Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning women, that were hired on this occasion, and employed for this purpose:

but he said, weep not;
neither in show, as the mourning women did, nor in reality, as the friends of the deceased:

she is not dead, but sleepeth;
(See Gill on Matthew 9:24). (See Gill on Mark 5:39).

Luke 8:52 In-Context

50 When Jesus heard it, He answered him, "Don't be afraid. Only believe, and she will be made well."

51 After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child's father and mother.

52 Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, "Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep."

53 They started laughing at Him, because they knew she was dead.

54 So He took her by the hand and called out, "Child, get up!"