Luke 8:49 Meaning and Explanation
“While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →A messenger from the house of Jairus reports that the girl has died and says not to trouble the Master.
What Does Luke 8:49 Mean?
While He is still speaking, a messenger arrives from the house of Jairus: thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
The cost of the delay seems to arrive with the news. Trouble not the Master is the voice of reasonable despair, which assumes that death is the line where the help of Jesus ends. Jairus stands between the proof he has just witnessed, twelve years of bleeding healed in a moment, and the worst sentence a parent can hear. The next verse will show which voice Jesus answers.
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What does Luke 8:49 mean?
A messenger from the house of Jairus reports that the girl has died and says not to trouble the Master.