Matthew 9:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

Behold

Mark 5:22

Luke 8:41

Ruler

Worshipped

My daughter

John 4:47

Come

Matthew 8:8

John 11:21

Bible References

Behold

And one of the Presidents of the Synagogue, whose name was Jaeirus, came and, as soon as he saw Jesus, threw himself at his feet with repeated entreaties.

And a man named Jaeirus, who was a President of the Synagogue, came to Jesus, and threw himself at Jesus' feet, with entreaties that he would come to his house,

Ruler

Before he had finished speaking, some one came from the house of the President of the Synagogue and said: "Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the Teacher further."

But the President of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had worked the cure on the Sabbath, interposed and said to the people: "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come to be cured on one of those, and not on the Sabbath."

And one of the Presidents asked Jesus this question--"Good Teacher, what must I do if I am to gain Immortal Life?"

After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the President of the Synagogue sent them this message--"Brothers, if you have any helpful words to address to the people, now is the time to speak."

Worshipped

And he saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said: "Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

But the men in the boat threw themselves on their faces before him, and said: "You are indeed God's Son."

But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said: "Master, help me."

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and, kneeling down before him, said:

Then the mother of Zebediah's sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.

And, when they saw him, they bowed to the ground before him; although some felt doubtful.

And one of the Presidents of the Synagogue, whose name was Jaeirus, came and, as soon as he saw Jesus, threw himself at his feet with repeated entreaties.

One of them, finding he was cured, came back, praising God loudly,

So, when Peter entered the city, Cornelius met him, and, throwing himself at Peter's feet, bowed to the ground.

My daughter

He said: "Go away, the little girl is not dead; she is asleep." They began to laugh at him;

"My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death; I beg you to come and place your hands on her, that her life may be spared."

A Captain in the Roman army had a slave whom he valued, and who was seriously ill--almost at the point of death.

Because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, the people were pressing closely round him.

When this man heard that Jesus had returned from Judea to Galilee, he went to him, and begged him to come down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.

Come

"Sir," the Captain went on, "I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.

"Master," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died.