37 He did not let anyone
follow him except Peter, James and John the brother
of James. 38 When they came to the home of the
synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wail-ing loudly. 39 He went in and said to
them, "Why all this commotion and
wailing? The child is not dead but asleep."
40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the
disciples who were with him, and went in where
the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and
said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!").
42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked
around (she was twelve years old). At this they were
completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders
not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.