“He said unto them,Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.And they laughed him to scorn.”
Matthew 9:24 (KJV)
Context Reading
22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said,Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.And the woman was made whole from that hour. 23And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, 24He said unto them,Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.And they laughed him to scorn. 25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 26And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.