Luke 8:51-53
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
51 When he arrived at the house he allowed no one to enter with him except Peter and John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 [a](A)All were weeping and mourning for her, when he said, “Do not weep any longer, for she is not dead, but sleeping.” 53 And they ridiculed him, because they knew that she was dead.
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- 8:52 Sleeping: her death is a temporary condition; cf. Jn 11:11–14.
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