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Talitha
"Little girl; young woman"
Mark 5:41
Who they were
The Aramaic word Jesus used when he raised Jairus' daughter: 'Talitha koum' — 'Little girl, get up.' A name that carries the tenderness of resurrection.
Themes
resurrectiontendernessyouthmiraclehope
Read their story
Talitha's story begins in Mark.
The full passage is at Mark 5:41. 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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