Luke 8:53
New International Version
They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

New Living Translation
But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died.

English Standard Version
And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

Berean Standard Bible
And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

Berean Literal Bible
And they were laughing at Him, knowing that she was dead.

King James Bible
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

New King James Version
And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.

New American Standard Bible
And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

NASB 1995
And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

NASB 1977
And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

Amplified Bible
Then they began laughing scornfully at Him and ridiculing Him, knowing [without any doubt] that she was dead.

Christian Standard Bible
They laughed at him, because they knew she was dead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They started laughing at Him, because they knew she was dead.

American Standard Version
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

Contemporary English Version
The people laughed at him because they knew she was dead.

English Revised Version
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They laughed at him because they knew she was dead.

Good News Translation
They all made fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

International Standard Version
They laughed and laughed at him, because they knew she was dead.

Majority Standard Bible
And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

NET Bible
And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

New Heart English Bible
They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they derided him, knowing that she was dead.

Weymouth New Testament
And they jeered at Him, knowing that she was dead.

World English Bible
They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they were deriding Him, knowing that she died;

Berean Literal Bible
And they were laughing at Him, knowing that she was dead.

Young's Literal Translation
and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

Smith's Literal Translation
And they derided him, knowing that she was dead.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they derided him, knowing that she had died.

New American Bible
And they ridiculed him, because they knew that she was dead.

New Revised Standard Version
And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they laughed at him, for they knew that she was dead.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were laughing at him, for they knew that she had died.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And they derided him, knowing that she was dead.

Godbey New Testament
And they hooted at Him, knowing that she was dead.

Haweis New Testament
And they derided him, for they knew that she was dead.

Mace New Testament
upon which, they knowing she was really dead, treated him with derision.

Weymouth New Testament
And they jeered at Him, knowing that she was dead.

Worrell New Testament
And they were deriding Him, knowing that she died.

Worsley New Testament
And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Healing Touch of Jesus
52Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” 53And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead. 54But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”…

Cross References
Mark 5:39-40
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” / And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.

Matthew 9:24-25
“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. / After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

John 11:11-14
After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” / His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” / They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus. ...

1 Kings 17:17-24
Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. ...

2 Kings 4:32-37
When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ...

Acts 9:39-41
So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. / Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. / Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

Acts 20:9-12
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead. / But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!” / Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed. ...

John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

John 5:28-29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

Revelation 1:17-18
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, / the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Hebrews 11:35
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

2 Corinthians 1:9-10
Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

Job 14:14-15
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. / You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.


Treasury of Scripture

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

laughed.

Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Job 12:4
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Job 17:2
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

knowing.

Mark 15:44,45
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead…

John 11:39
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

John 19:33-35
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: …

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16. and the candle;
19. declares who are his mother, and brothers;
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43. heals the woman of her bleeding;
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And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead
And they laughed at Him
This phrase captures a moment of disbelief and scorn directed at Jesus. The Greek word used here for "laughed" is "καταγελάω" (katagelao), which implies a mocking or derisive laughter. This reaction from the crowd highlights their skepticism and lack of faith in Jesus' power over life and death. In the cultural and historical context of the time, death was seen as final and irreversible, and the mourners' laughter underscores their certainty in this belief. This moment serves as a powerful contrast to the faith that Jesus calls for, illustrating the common human tendency to doubt what seems impossible. It challenges believers to trust in Jesus' authority and power, even when circumstances appear hopeless.

knowing that she was dead
The phrase "knowing that she was dead" emphasizes the certainty and finality of the girl's condition as perceived by the onlookers. The Greek word for "knowing" is "εἰδότες" (eidotes), which implies a deep, experiential knowledge. The mourners were likely familiar with the signs of death, having witnessed it before, and their knowledge was based on observable evidence. This context is crucial because it sets the stage for the miraculous nature of what Jesus was about to do. In a broader scriptural context, this moment foreshadows the resurrection power of Christ, which is fully realized in His own resurrection. It invites believers to reflect on the limitations of human understanding and the boundless possibilities of divine intervention. This phrase challenges the faithful to recognize that God's power transcends human knowledge and experience, encouraging a deeper trust in His promises and capabilities.

Verse 53. - They laughed him to scorn. These were, no doubt, the hired mourners. Familiar as they were with death, they ridiculed the idea of one whom they knew had passed away, awaking again as from a sleep. These public mourners were customary figures in all Jewish homes, even in the poorest where a death had occurred. They are still usual throughout the Levant. The expression, "laughed him to scorn," is found in Shakespeare -

"Our castle's strength
Will laugh a siege to scorn."


(Macbeth,' act 5. sc. 5.) The Aramaic words, Talitha, kumi! "Maid, arise!" were just homely words, spoken in the language which the little girl was in the habit of hearing and using. The Master's tender care for the child was shown not merely in the choice of the language and the words, but in his loving thought after her resurrection, for we read how -

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they laughed at
κατεγέλων (kategelōn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2606: To laugh at, ridicule. To laugh down, i.e. Deride.

Him,
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

knowing
εἰδότες (eidotes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

she was dead.
ἀπέθανεν (apethanen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.


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