Luke Chapter 8 verse 50 Holy Bible
But Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole.
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But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.
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But Jesus, hearing it, answered him saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made well.
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But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
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But Jesus hearing it, answered him, "Don't be afraid. Only believe, and she will be healed."
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and Jesus having heard, answered him, saying, `Be not afraid, only believe, and she shall be saved.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 50. - But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. No shadow of hesitation crossed the Redeemer's mind; with unruffled calmness he whispered his words of cheer to the grief-stricken father, and bade him fear nothing, for that all would yet be well with the child. Then follows the well-known, often-read story told in such few words, yet are they so vivid, so dramatic, that we seem to be looking on the scene. The grief-stricken household, the hired mourners, the still death-room, the white motionless form of the dead girl - the ruler's only child - lying on her little bed, the group of the six with tear-dimmed eyes standing round; the loving Master bending over the little dead, his smile as for a moment he took back the all-power he had laid aside a little season for our sakes; the far-off look in his eyes as for a moment his vision ranged over his old home of peace and grandeur; and then the two words spoken in the familiar Aramaic (Hebrew), which Mark, or rather Mark's master, Peter, remembered so well, "Talitha, kumi!" and the dead child rose up again, the spirit had returned to its frail tenement.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(50) Believe only.--There is a slight difference in the shade of meaning of the Greek tense as compared with the like command in St. Mark's report, the latter giving "Believe" as implying a permanent state--Be believing--St. Luke's report laying stress on the immediate act of faith.