8:49 While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler’s ¹  house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.” 8:50 But when Jesus heard this, he told ²  him, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” ³  8:51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus ⁴  did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, ⁵  and James, and the child’s father and mother. 8:52 Now they were all ⁶  wailing and mourning ⁷  for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” 8:53 And they began making fun ⁸  of him, because they knew ⁹  that she was dead. ¹⁰  8:54 But Jesus ¹¹  gently took her by the hand and said, ¹²  “Child, get up.” 8:55 Her ¹³  spirit returned, ¹⁴  and she got up immediately. Then ¹⁵  he told them to give her something to eat. 8:56 Her ¹⁶  parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one ¹⁷  what had happened.