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Jairus

"He will enlighten"

Mark 5:22

Who they were

A synagogue leader who fell at Jesus' feet begging for his dying daughter's life. Jesus raised the girl from death.

Themes

faithdesperationhopemiracle

Read their story

Jairus's story begins in Mark.

The full passage is at Mark 5:22. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.

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