Luke 8:52

52 They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping."

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 this, he replied, "Do not fear. Only believe, and she will be saved."

51 When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

52 They were all weeping and wailing 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 he took her by the hand and called out, "Child, get up!"