Luke 8:54

54 But ¹taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, ²arise. ”

Luke 8:54 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:54

And he put them all out
Of the room, where the maiden lay, all the mourners and pipers; all excepting the parents of the child, and his three disciples, This clause is left out in the Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions; nor was it in two of Beza's ancient copies, and in two of Stephens's; but in the rest, and in the other versions:

and took hereby the hand, and called, saying;
in the Syriac language, "Talitha cumi", as in ( Mark 5:41 )

Maid, arise;
(See Gill on Mark 5:41).

Luke 8:54 In-Context

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. ”

55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.

56 And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

Cross References

• 1. 8:54 See Mark 1:31
• 2. 8:54 ch. 7:14, 22; [Matt. 11:5; John 11:43]