Bible Strands
Luke 8:54
But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a deceased girl in a room where the crowd has been dismissed, speaking to her after others mocked the situation knowing she was dead. The words — The Greek κρατήσας (kratēsas) means "having taken hold," describing Jesus physically grasping her hand before commanding her to rise. The thread — This physical intervention parallels Matthew 9:25, where Jesus takes the girl by the hand after the crowd is put out, and echoes Mark 1:31, where He takes a sick woman by the hand to heal her. Why it lands — The text records a direct command and physical touch that immediately restores life, requiring the reader to recognize Jesus’ authority over death without embellishment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 31:32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.
- Matthew 9:25 After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
- Mark 1:31 So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
- Mark 8:23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
- Mark 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
- Luke 7:14 Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
- Luke 8:51 When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
- John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
- John 5:28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- John 11:43 After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”