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Matthew 9:24 Cross-References

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He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Matthew 9:24 (KJV)

Commentary on Matthew 9:24

Jesus makes a shocking statement: 'Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth' (αναχωρειτε ου γαρ απεθανεν το κορασιον αλλα καθευδει). He commands the mourners to leave ('give place') and declares the girl 'sleepeth' (καθευδει) not dead (απεθανεν). Is Jesus saying she's not actually dead? No—Mark and Luke clarify she was truly dead. Rather, Jesus uses 'sleep' as euphemism for death from resurrection perspective. To one with power to raise the dead, death is temporary sleep before waking. This metaphor becomes standard Christian terminology (1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Corinthians 15:20). J...

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