Luke 8:53
Luke 8:53 Meaning and Explanation
“And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.”
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Read Full Chapter →The mourners laugh Him to scorn, knowing she is dead.
What Does Luke 8:53 Mean?
The mourners laugh Him to scorn, for they know the girl is dead.
Their certainty is honest; she has truly died, and they know death when they see it. But their scorn measures Jesus by the long record of death, not by who He is. Unwittingly their laughter serves the story: no one will be able to say she had merely fainted. The witnesses of her death make the wonder of her rising unanswerable.
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What does Luke 8:53 mean?
The mourners laugh Him to scorn, knowing she is dead.