Mark 5:39
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.”
παιδίον
Child, boy, little one. Paidion. Unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the kingdom. Childlike dependence and trust is the posture God honours most.
εἰσέρχομαι
having entered
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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κλαίω
weep?
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κλαίω
To weep, to wail. Klaio. Jesus wept. The shortest verse in the Bible is also one of the most profound. God weeps with those who weep. He is not unmoved by human grief.
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λέγω
He says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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καθεύδω
sleeps.
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καθεύδω
to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively)
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τίς
Why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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θορυβέω
make you commotion
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θορυβέω
to be in tumult, i.e. disturb, clamor
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