Jairus’ Daughter – Jesus raises a lovely young woman from the dead

“Stay alive! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, Jesus will find you.” -Hawkeye

One day when Jesus was doing a whole bunch of miracle working, the head of the local synagogue, Jairus, ran up to him and said, “My daughter is at home dying. Please come with me and touch her, for if you do this, surely will she yet live.”




Miracle of Christ - José Teófilo de Jesus (1839)

 This sounded OK to Jesus who started to walk to Jairus’ house. On the way there, one of Jairus’ household slaves showed up and said, “Your daughter is dead. You don’t need Jesus’ help anymore.” Jesus wasn’t ready to give up yet, so he gave Jairus’ hand a little squeeze and said, “Be not afraid, only believe.”

When Jesus and Jairus showed up at the house, a ton of people were already there crying and wailing in grief over the loss of the fair damsel. After Jesus got into the house he said, “Hey, what gives? Why are you all making such a fuss? Clearly this young woman is just sleeping.”

Even though the mourners were upset, the absurdity of what Jesus said was so great they briefly forgot their grief and turned on Jesus. They said all sorts of mean, wicked things like; “You’re joking, right?” “Are you crazy, or just stupid?” “Hey, who let in the moronic asshole?” and “Jesus H Christ! You must be the biggest prick ever born. I mean, in what possible way could anyone find the means to be more insensitive?”

The bible clearly demonstrates that Jesus wasn’t the type to take such abuse lying down. Just think about what he did to those moneychangers at the temple, or that fig tree that failed to fruit out of season. Now, the bible doesn’t say how he did it, but all three accounts (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) agree that Jesus expelled everyone but the dead girl and her parents from the house. I like to think he went all Samson with the jawbone of an ass, but who knows?  In the end, I suppose it doesn’t really matter anyway.



Samson with the Jawbone of an Ass
Giorgio Schiavone - (15th Century)

Once the spectators were gone, Jesus knelt down on the side of the bed, took the girl by the hand and said, “Hey, wake up.” Then the girl got out of bed and stood up. Everyone was amazed and Jesus told Jairus’ slaves to get something for the girl to eat.



Voskresheni docheri Iaira - Vasiliy Polenov (1871)



Moral: not even mean words can stop Jesus from dragging girls out of bed.

Ref: Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:22-42, & Luke 8:41-55