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Summary

And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

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There

Matthew 9:18
As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
Mark 5:22
One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet

A ruler

Luke 13:14
But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”
Acts 13:15
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people, you can speak.”
Acts 18:8
Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed the Lord, along with his whole household. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

And he fell

Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!”
Luke 17:16
He fell facedown at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.
Revelation 5:8
When He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

And besought

Matthew 8:7
“I will come and heal him,” He told him.
Mark 5:23
and kept begging Him, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay Your hands on her so she can get well and live.”
John 4:46
Then He went again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum.
John 11:21
Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
Acts 9:38
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”

General references

Luke 7:3
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, requesting Him to come and save the life of his slave.

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