Luke 8:52

52 And all were weeping and ¹mourning for her, but he ²said, “Do not weep, for ³she is not dead but ⁴sleeping. ”

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 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well. ”

51 And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child.

52 And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping. ”

53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

54 But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise. ”

Cross References

• 1. 8:52 ch. 23:27; Matt. 11:17
• 2. 8:52 ch. 7:13
• 3. 8:52 [Acts 20:10]
• 4. 8:52 John 11:4, 11