Luke 8:50

50 But Jesus, [when he] heard [this], replied to him, "Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed."

Luke 8:50 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:50

But when Jesus heard it
The message that was brought to the ruler, and the hint that was given, that it was needless to give him any further trouble:

he answered him;
not the messenger, but the father of the child, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read:

saying, fear not:
do not be dismayed at this message, nor despair of help, notwithstanding such is the case:

believe only, and she shall be made whole;
exercise faith in me, that I am able to raise her from the dead, and I will do it; and she shall be restored to life, and to perfect health and strength again.

Luke 8:50 In-Context

48 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

49 [While] he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue ruler's [house], saying, "Your daughter is dead! Trouble the Teacher no longer!"

50 But Jesus, [when he] heard [this], replied to him, "Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed."

51 Now [when he] came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child.

52 And they were all weeping and mourning for her, but he said, "Do not weep! For she is not dead, but is sleeping."

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal
• [b]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation