Sermon Tone Analysis

41 And, behold, there came () 22 one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, () 41 he fell down at Jesus’ feet, () 18 and worshipped him, () 23 and besought him greatly ()

() MY LITTLE DAUGHTER LIES AT THE POINT OF DEATH: I PRAY, COME AND LAY YOUR HANDS ON HER, THAT SHE MAY BE HEALED: AND SHE SHALL LIVE.

() AND JESUS AROSE, AND FOLLOWED HIM, AND SO DID HIS DISCIPLES () AND MUCH PEOPLED FOLLOWED HIM, AND THRONGED HIM () AND BEHOLD, () A CERTAIN WOMAN, () WHICH WAS DISEASED WITH AN ISSUE OF BLOOD TWELVE YEARS () AND HAD SUFFERED MANY THINGS OF MANY PHYSICIANS, AND HAD SPENT ALL THAT SHE HAD () ALL HER LIVING () AND WAS NOTHING BETTERED, () NEITHER COULD BE HEALED OF ANY () BUT RATHER GREW WORSE, WHEN SHE HAD HEARD OF JESUS, CAME IN THE PRESS BEHIND () HIM () AND TOUCHED () THE BORDER OF HIS GARMENT

41 that he would come into his house: 42 for he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying.

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41 he fell down at Jesus’ feet, () 18 and worshipped him, () 23 and besought him greatly () 41 that he would come into his house: 42 for he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying.

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23 My little daughter lies at the point of death: I pray, come and lay your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

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19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

() 24 And much people followed him, and thronged him.

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20 And, behold, () 25 a certain woman, () 20 which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, () 26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, () 43 all her living, ()

21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.

() 40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

() 41 And, behold, there came () 22 one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, () 41 he fell down at Jesus’ feet, () 18 and worshipped him, () 23 and besought him greatly () 41 that he would come into his house: 42 for he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying.

() 23 My little daughter lies at the point of death: I pray, come and lay your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

() 19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

() 24 And much people followed him, and thronged him.

() 20 And, behold, () 25 a certain woman, () 20 which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, () 26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, () 43 all her living, () 26 and was nothing bettered, () 43 neither could be healed of any, () 26 but rather grew worse, 27 when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind () 20 him, () 27 and touched () 44 the border of his garment: () 21 for she said within herself, () 28 If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

() 44 And immediately her issue of blood stanched.

() 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

() 45 Who touched me?

When all denied, Peter and they that were with him, () 31 his disciples, said unto him, () 45 Master, () 31 you see () 45 the multitude throng you and press you, and say you, Who touched me? 46 And Jesus said, Somebody has touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

() 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

() 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came () 33 fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, () 47 and falling down before him, she () 33 told him all the truth, () 47 she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

() 22 And when he saw her, () 48 he said unto her, () 22 Daughter, be of good comfort; () 34 your faith has made you whole; go in peace, and be whole of your plague.

() 22 And the woman was made whole from that hour.

() 35 While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Your daughter is dead: why trouble you the Master any further?

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he said unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe, () 50 and she shall be made whole.

() 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

38 And he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult, () 23 and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, () 38 and them that wept and wailed greatly.

39 And when he was come in, he said unto them, Why make you this ado, and weep?

() 52 Weep not; () 24 give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleeps.

() 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

() 40 But when he had put them all out, he takes the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him.

() 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden, () 40 and entered in where the damsel was lying.

41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto you, arise.

() 55 And her spirit came again, () 42 and straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years.

() 56 And her parents were astonished () 42 with a great astonishment, () 56 but he charged them () 43 straitly () 56 that they should tell no man what was done, () 43 and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

() 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

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26 and was nothing bettered, () 43 neither could be healed of any, () 26 but rather grew worse, 27 when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind () 20 him, () 27 and touched () 44 the border of his garment: ()

21 for she said within herself, () 28 If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

() 44 And immediately her issue of blood stanched.

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30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

() 45 Who touched me?

When all denied, Peter and they that were with him, ()

31 his disciples, said unto him, () 45 Master, () 31 you see () 45 the multitude throng you and press you, and say you, Who touched me? 46 And Jesus said, Somebody has touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

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32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

() 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came () 33 fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, ()

47 and falling down before him, she () 33 told him all the truth, () 47 she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

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22 And when he saw her, () 48 he said unto her, () 22 Daughter, be of good comfort; () 34 your faith has made you whole; go in peace, and be whole of your plague.

() 22 And the woman was made whole from that hour.

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35 While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Your daughter is dead: why trouble you the Master any further?

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he said unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe, () 50 and she shall be made whole.

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37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

38 And he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult, () 23 and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, () 38 and them that wept and wailed greatly.

39 And when he was come in, he said unto them, Why make you this ado, and weep?

() 52 Weep not; () 24 give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleeps.

() 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

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40 But when he had put them all out, he takes the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him.

() 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden, ()

40 and entered in where the damsel was lying.

41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto you, arise.

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55 And her spirit came again, () 42 and straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years.

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56 And her parents were astonished () 42 with a great astonishment, () 56 but he charged them () 43 straitly () 56 that they should tell no man what was done, () 43 and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

() 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

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I have tagged today’s text “UNCLEAN”.

Let’s walk around the text . . .

I want you in these opening moments to feel the deepest depths of desperation.

Experience what it feels like to be held tightly by hopelessness.

Join those who are living under the constant and crushing weight of worry.

Some, this morning, may not have to travel far to arrive at our destination because you are already in that place.

Others spend our energy and capital crafting a life that seeks to avoid all emotional distress.

You might achieve your goal in building a sweet life all the while missing the faith life.

Today’s miracles give great insight to those who are not yet following Christ and for those that are following him.

Matthew’s report of the double miracle is very brief, nine verses; Luke’s covers seventeen verses; Mark’s twenty-three.

Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. (1953–2001).

Exposition of the Gospel According to Mark (Vol. 10, p. 201).

Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

Mark establishes a relationship between the two stories by several common elements.

Both stories are of females healed by the touch of Jesus; both are called “daughter” by Jesus; the woman’s illness and the girl’s age are both given as twelve years.

In both stories Jesus is met by rebukes, and both stories bring Jesus into contact with uncleanness (the menstrual hemorrhage of the woman and the corpse of the child).

The aspect of uncleanness connects this pericope to the previous pericope.

All three characters in transfer their uncleanness to Jesus, and to each Jesus bestows the cleansing wholeness of God.

might be called the “St.

Jude chapter” (the saint of hopeless causes), for the Gerasene demoniac, the menstruating woman, and Jairus each find hope in Jesus when all human hopes are exhausted.

Jairus was one of the rulers of the Capernamum synagogue.

A ruler of the synagogue was the president or “head” of the local Jewish worshiping community

In a synagogue the conducting of public worship, reading of Scriptures, preaching, and public prayer were performed not by a professional class of officials but by lay synagogue members.

The ruler of the synagogue, accordingly, was not a worship leader or a professionally trained scribe or rabbi but a lay member of a synagogue who was entrusted by the elders of the community with general oversight of the synagogue and orthodoxy of teaching

Jairus “fell at his feet and pleaded …, ‘My little daughter is dying.

Please come.”

The daughter’s condition is critical: the Gk. is an expression for “at death’s door” or “sinking fast.”

“Please come” Intense anxiety!

“So Jesus went with him.”

In that simple statement, which recalls the equally simple description of Jesus’ purpose in 1:38 (“This is why I have come”), Mark testifies to Jesus’ commitment to minister to human need and to the inestimable worth of the human individual for Jesus.

In v. 29 Mark describes her condition as a mastix, a graphic expression meaning “whip, lash, scourge, or torment”.

The term combines physical suffering and shame, hence something akin to punishment.

In a dramatic volley of Greek participles, v. 26 graphs the woman’s dire condition: having a blood flow, having suffered from many doctors, having exhausted all her wealth, having not improved but having gotten worse.

The same verse is equally emphatic and categorical: she suffered much from many physicians, exhausted all her resources, and gained nothing.

Clearly, the woman’s prospects are no better than the dying girl’s.