Focused Passage

Mark 5:21-34

The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death

Mark 5 moves from Jesus crossing into unclean territory and delivering a man from a legion of demons, to Jesus returning among Jewish crowds where a bleeding woman is healed by faith, to Jesus raising Jairus's daughter from death and commanding faith over fear.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

21 When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.

22 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet

23 and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.

25 And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.

26 She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

27 When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.

28 For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”

29 Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

30 At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”

31 His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

32 But He kept looking around to see who had done this.

33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.

34 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

When Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular had again crossed διαπεράσαντος G1276 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . πάλιν G3825 Adverb by ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular boat πλοίῳ G4143 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular other side πέραν G4008 Adverb a large πολὺς G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular gathered συνήχθη G4863 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular around ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular beside παρὰ G3844 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sea θάλασσαν G2281 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 22

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction A εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural synagogue leader ἀρχισυναγώγων G752 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural named ὀνόματι G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Jairus Ἰάϊρος G2383 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular arrived ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction seeing ἰδὼν G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular he fell πίπτει G4098 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular at πρὸς G4314 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 23

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction pleaded with παρακαλεῖ G3870 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular urgently πολλὰ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - Τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular little daughter θυγάτριόν G2365 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular near death ἐσχάτως G2079 Adverb [Please] ἵνα G2443 Conjunction come ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] place ἐπιθῇς G2007 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular [Your] τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural on her αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction she will be healed σωθῇ G4982 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction live ζήσῃ G2198 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

So Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] went ἀπῆλθεν G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with μετ’ G3326 Preposition him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction a large πολύς G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular followed ἠκολούθει G190 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction pressed around συνέθλιβον G4918 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 25

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction a woman [was there] γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular who had suffered οὖσα G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition vvv ῥύσει G4511 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular from bleeding αἵματος G129 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular for twelve δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural years ἔτη G2094 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 26

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction She had borne παθοῦσα G3958 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular much {agony} πολλὰ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural under the care of ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition many πολλῶν G4183 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural physicians ἰατρῶν G2395 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction had spent δαπανήσασα G1159 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv παρ’ G3844 Preposition she had αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular but καὶ G2532 Conjunction to no μηδὲν G3367 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular avail ὠφεληθεῖσα G5623 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction Instead μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb [her condition] had only grown ἐλθοῦσα G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular worse χεῖρον G5501 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 27

Original words

When [the woman] heard ἀκούσασα G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular - 〈τὰ〉 G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural about περὶ G4012 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular she came up ἐλθοῦσα G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular through ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλῳ G3793 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular behind [Him] ὄπισθεν G3693 Adverb [and] touched ἥψατο G680 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular cloak ἱματίου G2440 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 28

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction she kept saying ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction If only Ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction I touch ἅψωμαι G680 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular . . . κἂν G2579 Adverb His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural garments ἱματίων G2440 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural I will be healed σωθήσομαι G4982 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 29

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vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction Immediately εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv πηγὴ G4077 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular bleeding αἵματος G129 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular stopped ἐξηράνθη G3583 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction she sensed ἔγνω G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in [her] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular body σώματι G4983 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction she was healed ἴαται G2390 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular of ἀπὸ G575 Preposition [her] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular affliction μάστιγος G3148 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction At once εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was aware ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἑαυτῷ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [that] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular power δύναμιν G1411 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular had gone ἐξελθοῦσαν G1831 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular out from ἐξ G1537 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Turning ἐπιστραφεὶς G1994 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular to ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλῳ G3793 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular He asked ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Who Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular touched ἥψατο G680 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural garments ἱματίων G2440 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 31

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural answered ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular You can see Βλέπεις G991 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλον G3793 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular pressing in on συνθλίβοντά G4918 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular You σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular and yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction You ask λέγεις G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Who Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular touched ἥψατο G680 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 32

Original words

But Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He kept looking around περιεβλέπετο G4017 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular to see ἰδεῖν G3708 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active who τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular had done ποιήσασαν G4160 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 33

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular knowing εἰδυῖα G1492 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular had happened γέγονεν G1096 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to her αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular came ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction fell down before προσέπεσεν G4363 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction trembling τρέμουσα G5141 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular in fear φοβηθεῖσα G5399 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction she told εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular whole πᾶσαν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular truth ἀλήθειαν G225 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 34

Original words

Daughter Θυγάτηρ G2364 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular said [Jesus] εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular faith πίστις G4102 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular has healed σέσωκέν G4982 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular Go ὕπαγε G5217 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition peace εἰρήνην G1515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction be ἴσθι G1510 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular free ὑγιὴς G5199 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular of ἀπὸ G575 Preposition your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular affliction μάστιγός G3148 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

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