Luke 8:55

New Century Version

Her spirit came back into her, and she stood up at once. Then Jesus ordered that she be given something to eat.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Her spirit came back into her, and she stood up immediately. Jesus said, "Give her something to eat."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And hyr sprete came agayne and she roose strayght waye. And he commaunded to geve her meate.

Hebrew Names Version
Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.

International Standard Version
So her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed that she be given something to eat.

New American Standard Bible
And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He ordered that something be given her to eat.

Update Bible Version
And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that [something] be given her to eat.

Webster's Bible Translation
And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her food.

Amplified Bible
And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He ordered that she be given something to eat.

English Standard Version
And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.

World English Bible
Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And her spirit returned, and she arose straightway, and he commanded to give her meat.

Weymouth's New Testament
And her spirit returned, and instantly she stood up; and He directed them to give her some food.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And hir spirit turnede ayen, and sche roos anoon. And he comaundide to yyue to hir to ete.

English Revised Version
And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat.

Berean Standard Bible
Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

Contemporary English Version
She came back to life and got right up. Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

American Standard Version
And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat.

Bible in Basic English
And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

Complete Jewish Bible
and her spirit returned. She stood up at once, and he directed that something be given her to eat.

Darby Translation
And her spirit returned, and immediately she rose up; and he commanded [something] to eat to be given to her.

Etheridge Translation
And her spirit returned, and she arose. And he directed that they should give her to eat.

Murdock Translation
And her spirit returned, and she instantly arose. And he directed them to give her food.

King James Version (1611)
And her spirit came againe, and shee arose straightway: and hee commanded to giue her meat.

New Living Translation
And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

New Life Bible
Her spirit came back and she got up at once. Jesus told them to bring her food.

New Revised Standard
Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed them to give her something to eat.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And her spirite came againe, and she rose straightway: and he comanded to giue her meate.

George Lamsa Translation
And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and he commanded to give her something to eat.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And her spirit returned, and she rose up instantly, and he ordered that something should be given her to eat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And her spirit returned: and she arose immediately. And he bid them give her to eat.

Revised Standard Version
And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given her to eat.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And her spirite came agayne, and she rose straightway: And he commaunded to geue her meate.

Good News Translation
Her life returned, and she got up at once, and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.

Christian Standard Bible®
Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he gave orders that she be given something to eat.

King James Version
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

Lexham English Bible
And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered something to be given to her to eat.

Literal Translation
And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. And He ordered something to eat be given to her.

Young's Literal Translation
and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And hir sprete came agayne, & she arose straight waye. And he comaunded to geue her meate.

Mace New Testament (1729)
immediately she came to life, and rose up: and he order'd, that something should be given her to eat.

New English Translation
Her spirit returned, and she got up immediately. Then he told them to give her something to eat.

New King James Version
Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.

Simplified Cowboy Version
She opened up her eyes and got up at once. Jesus told her parents to get her something to eat.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.

Legacy Standard Bible
And her spirit returned, and she stood up immediately. And He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.

Contextual Overview

⁴⁰ When Jesus got back to Galilee, a crowd welcomed him, because everyone was waiting for him. ⁴¹ A man named Jairus, a leader of the synagogue, came to Jesus and fell at his feet, begging him to come to his house. ⁴² Jairus' only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way to Jairus' house, the people were crowding all around him. ⁴³ A woman was in the crowd who had been bleeding for twelve years, but no one was able to heal her. ⁴⁴ She came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his coat, and instantly her bleeding stopped. ⁴⁵ Then Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When all the people said they had not touched him, Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and are pushing against you." ⁴⁶ But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, because I felt power go out from me." ⁴⁷ When the woman saw she could not hide, she came forward, shaking, and fell down before Jesus. While all the people listened, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. ⁴⁸ Jesus said to her, "Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace." ⁴⁹ While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue leader and said to him, "Your daughter is dead. Don't bother the teacher anymore."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

her spirit: This expression, thus used of one who had been dead, strongly implies, that at death the soul not only exists separately, but returns and is re-united to the body, when it is raised from the dead. 1 Kings 17:21-23, John 11:44

and he: Luke 24:41-43, Mark 5:43, John 11:44

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:35 - and the child opened Mark 5:41 - Damsel Luke 5:13 - immediately Luke 7:14 - Young John 5:21 - even

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And her spirit came again,.... Her soul, which was departed from her, upon the all-powerful voice of Christ, returned to her body; and "re-entered", as the Ethiopic version adds: this shows that the soul is immortal, and dies not with the body; that it exists in a separate state from it after death, and will hereafter re-enter the body, and be again united to it in the resurrection, of which this instance was a kind of pledge and emblem: where her spirit was during this time of separation, is needless, and would be curious and rash to inquire; it is enough to say with the Scripture, that it had returned, to God, that gave it, Ecclesiastes 12:7 and by whom it was sent back to its body again:

and she arose straightway: from off the bed, and as Mark says, "walked"; for she was at an age capable of it, and which actions of arising and walking, clearly proved that she was alive, and in health:

and he commanded to give her meat; which was done, partly to show, not only that she was alive, but that her disorder was removed, and her appetite restored, and that she could eat and drink, as she had done before her illness; and partly, to observe that she was raised not to an immortal life, as none were before Christ, but to an animate life, which was to be supported by eating and drinking, and so a mortal one;

Ecclesiastes 12:7- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26, and Mark 5:21-43.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 8:55. And he commanded to give her meat. — Though she was raised to life by a miracle, she was not to be preserved by a miracle. Nature is God's great instrument, and he delights to work by it; nor will he do any thing by his sovereign power, in the way of miracle, that can be effected by his ordinary providence. Again, God will have us be workers together with him: he provides food for us, but he does not eat for us; we eat for ourselves, and are thus nourished on the bounty that God has provided. Without the food, man cannot be nourished; and unless he eat the food, it can be of no use to him. So, God provides salvation for a lost world, and bestows it on every penitent believing soul; but he neither repents nor believes for any man. A man repents and believes for himself, under the succours of God's grace.