Luke 8:54
Luke 8:54 Meaning and Explanation
“And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.”
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What Does Luke 8:54 Mean?
He puts them all out, takes her by the hand, and calls, saying, Maid, arise.
He wakes her as a parent wakes a child, with a hand and a voice. He touches the dead and is not defiled; with Him, life flows the other way. And He speaks to a dead girl as to someone within earshot, because to Him she is. The word He uses, arise, is the very word the Gospels will use of His own rising, and of ours.
Luke 8:54 in the Original Language
egeiro (ἐγείρω), 'arise' -- to wake and raise up, the word the Gospels use for resurrection.
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What does Luke 8:54 mean?
Jesus puts them all out, takes her by the hand, and calls her to arise.