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38 They came to the house of the synagogue leader where[a] he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.[b] 39 When he entered he said to them, “Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:38 tn Grk “and,” though such paratactic structure is rather awkward in English.
  2. Mark 5:38 sn This group probably includes outside or even professional mourners, not just family, because a large group seems to be present.