Matthew 9:24
Good News Translation
he said, "Get out, everybody! The little girl is not dead--she is only sleeping!" Then they all started making fun of him.

New Revised Standard Version
he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.

Contemporary English Version
he said, "Get out of here! The little girl isn't dead. She is just asleep." Everyone started laughing at Jesus.

New American Bible
he said, “Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they ridiculed him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Give.

1 Kings 17:18-24 And she said to Elias: What have I to do with thee, thou man of God? art thou come to me, that my iniquities should be remembered, and that thou shouldst kill my son? . . .

Acts 9:40 And they all being put forth, Peter, kneeling down, prayed. And turning to the body, he said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes and, seeing Peter, sat up.

Acts 20:10 To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

not.

John 11:4,11-13 And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: that the Son of God may be glorified by it. . . .

And.

Matthew 27:39-43 And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, . . .

Psalm 22:6,7 But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people. . . .

Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.

Isaiah 53:3 Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not.

Context
The Healing Touch of Jesus
23And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout, 24He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.…
Cross References
Job 12:4
He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn.

Mark 5:40
And they laughed him to scorn. But he having put them all out, taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

Luke 8:53
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

John 11:13
But Jesus spoke of his death: and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep.

Acts 20:10
To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

Matthew 9:23
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