. Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old . dows son at Nain, for thatvillage was at least twenty-five miles from Capernaum. But Jesus spoke encouragingly to the sorrowingfather. Have no fear; only believe, and she shall yetbe well. They went to the house of Jairus, and the crowdwould have followed him inside, but Jesus forbade allowed none to go with him into the house, exceptthe father and three of his disciples, Peter, James andJohn. The house was full of people, weeping and wailing,playing on flutes and making ei great noise, as the mannerwas then and is even now in that land. M
. Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old . dows son at Nain, for thatvillage was at least twenty-five miles from Capernaum. But Jesus spoke encouragingly to the sorrowingfather. Have no fear; only believe, and she shall yetbe well. They went to the house of Jairus, and the crowdwould have followed him inside, but Jesus forbade allowed none to go with him into the house, exceptthe father and three of his disciples, Peter, James andJohn. The house was full of people, weeping and wailing,playing on flutes and making ei great noise, as the mannerwas then and is even now in that land. Men and womenare paid to come to the house where one is lying dead,and to scream and cry aloud, so that all in the town mayknow of the death and of the sorrow of the family. Jesus said to the people in the house, Why do youmake such a noise? The little girl is not dead, but onlysleeping. Jesus meant by these words that we need not befilled with sorrow when our friends die; for death isonly a sleep until the time when God shall awaken them. 213. Jesus went into the room where the daughter of Jairus was lying dead on the bed, and taking her hand into his own said: Little girl. I say to you, rise up! 2U Cfje g>icfe Woman iWabe OTell But this they did not understand; and they would not becomforted, for they knew that the child was dead. Jesus ordered all these hired mourners to leave thehouse. He went into the room where the dead child waslying on the bed, taking with him only her father andmother, with his three chosen disciples. Standing besidethe dead body, he took its little hand into his own andsaid: Little girl, I say to you, rise up! And instantly the girl stood up, looked around andbegan to walk. How happy were that father and motheras they clasped in their arms their little girl, no longerdead, but living and well. All were filled with would have told everybody about this mighty work,but Jesus said to them: Give the child something to eat, but do not talkabou
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