Mark 5 · Verse 40

Mark 5:40

And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

Mark 5:40, King James Version

Mark 5:40 in other translations

BSB	And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
WEB	They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.
ASV	And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.
YLT	and they were laughing at him. And he, having put all forth, doth take the father of the child, and the mother, and those with him, and goeth in where the child is lying,
DARBY	And they derided him. But he, having put them all out, takes with him the father of the child, and the mother, and those that were with him, and enters in where the child was lying.
BBE	And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.
Webster	And they derided him: but when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

What does Mark 5:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

40. And they laughed him to scorn--rather, simply, "laughed at Him"--"knowing that she was dead" (Lu 8:53); an important testimony this to the reality of her death. But when he had put them all out--The word is strong--"turned them all out"; meaning all those who were making this noise, and any others that may have been there from sympathy, that only those might be present who were most nearly concerned, and those whom He had Himself brought as witnesses of the great act about to be done. he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him--Peter, and James, and John. and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 40 The father and the mother - Prudence required that they should be present, and be witnesses of the miracle. And them that were with him - That is, Peter, James, and John, Mar 5:37. It is remarkable that our Lord gave a particular preference to these three disciples, beyond all the rest, on three very important occasions: 1. They were present at the transfiguration. 2. At the raising of Jairus's daughter. 3. At his agony in the garden of Gethsemane. Where the damsel was lying - Ανακειμενον, lying. This word is very doubtful. BDL, one other, Coptic, and later Arabic, with five of the Itala, omit it. Other MSS. express the same idea in five different words: Griesbach leaves it out of the text. See his Testament.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 5:35-43

We may suppose Jairus hesitating whether he should ask Christ to go on or not, when told that his daughter was dead. But have we not as much occasion for the grace of God, and the comfort of his Spirit, for the prayers of our ministers and Christian friends, when death is in the house, as when sickness is there? Faith is the only remedy against grief and fear at such a time. Believe the resurrection, then fear not…

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Mark 5:40 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

κατεγέλωνkategelōnthey were laughing atG2606

αὐτοῦ.¶autouHim.G846

ΑὐτὸςAutosHe himselfG846

δὲdethenG1161

ἐκβαλὼνekbalōnhaving put outG1544

πάνταςpantasallG3956

παραλαμβάνειparalambaneitakes with [Him]G3880

τὸνtontheG3588

πατέραpaterafatherG3962

τοῦtouof theG3588

παιδίουpaidiouchildG3813

καὶkaiandG2532

τὴνtēntheG3588

μητέραmēteramotherG3384

καὶkaiandG2532

τοὺςtousthoseG3588

μετ᾽met᾽withG3326

αὐτοῦautouHimG846

καὶkaiandG2532

εἰσπορεύεταιeisporeuetaienters inG1531

ὅπουhopouwhereG3699

ἦνēnwasG1510

τὸtotheG3588

παιδίονpaidionchildG3813

ἀνακείμενον.anakeimenonreclining.G345

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Cross references for Mark 5:40

Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Job 12:4
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Luke 8:53-54
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
Matthew 9:24-25
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Psalms 22:7
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
2 Kings 4:33
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
Acts 17:32
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
Psalms 123:3-4
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

they.
Ge 19:14; Ne 2:19; Job 12:4; Ps 22:7; 123:3,4; Lu 16:14; Ac 17:32
when.
2Ki 4:33; Mt 7:6; 9:24,25; Lu 8:53,54
he taketh.He took just so many as prudence required, and as were sufficient to prove the reality of the cure; to have permitted the presence of more, might have savoured of ostentation.

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Context

Mark 5:39
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Mark 5:40
And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mark 5:41
And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

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Mark 5:40 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y hacían burla de él: mas él, echados fuera todos, toma al padre y á la madre de la muchacha, y á los que estaban con él, y entra donde la muchacha estaba.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ils se riaient de lui. Mais les ayant tous mis dehors, il prend le père de l’enfant et la mère, et ceux qui étaient avec lui, et entre là où l’enfant était couchée.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie verlachten ihn. Als er aber alle hinausgetrieben hatte, nimmt er den Vater des Kindes und die Mutter und die bei ihm waren mit und geht hinein, wo das Kind lag.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et irridebant eum. Ipse vero ejectis omnibus assumit patrem, et matrem puellæ, et qui secum erant, et ingreditur ubi puella erat jacens.