Bible Stories for Adults

Jesus Raises Jairus' Daughter from the Dead

Mark 5:21-42 (Luke 8:40-56; Matthew 9:18-26)

Next Week - Jesus in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:30-56)

What town served as the base of Jesus' ministry and why?

Matthew 4:13-16
What did the people of Capernaum think about Jesus when He began teaching there?

Mark 1:21-22
What event happened as Jesus began teaching that help spread word of Him?

Mark 1:23-28
What else happened as a result of this exorcism?

Mark 1:32-34
With such a good reception, why didn't Jesus just stay put in Capernaum?

Mark 1:36-39

Did the people of Capernaum remember Jesus when He returned?

Mark 2:1-5
Was everything Jesus said accepted by everyone in Capernaum?

Mark 2:6-7
Did Jesus do anything else that bothered the Jewish leaders in Capernaum?

Mark 2:13-17
Mark 2:23-24, 27-28
Mark 3:1-5
How seriously did Jesus' actions bother the Jewish leaders?

Mark 3:6

Were the Jewish leaders able to turn the people away from Jesus?

Mark 3:7-10
How was the crowd problem worsened when Jesus cast out evil spirits?

Mark 3:11-12; 1:45
Did Jesus find a need to have a small intimate Life Group?

Mark 3:13-15
Once He had a Life Group, did Jesus treat the rest of the people as less important?

Mark 3:20-21, 31-35
Did Jesus ever find a need to just get away?

Mark 4:1, 35-36

Had the novelty of Jesus worn off by the time He returned to Capernaum?

Luke 8:40
Were any of the Jewish leaders there to try to trick Jesus or collect evidence?

Mark 5:21-22
Synagogue ruler - Supervised worship, ran weekly school, maintained building
Why would Jairus risk his reputation and job by falling at Jesus' feet?

Mark 5:22-23
Does Jesus use this opportunity to take a pot-shot at the misguided Jewish leadership?

Mark 5:24

Who was among the crowd that followed Jesus to Jairus' house?

Mark 5:25
How serious was her problem?

Mark 5:26
Did she follow Jesus to wait her turn to be healed after Jairus' daughter?

Mark 5:27-28

Why didn't she just go up to Jesus and ask to be healed?

Leviticus 15:25-27, 31
Could she really be healed just by secretly touching Jesus' cloak?

Mark 5:29
What example did the woman have of the power from touching a faithful servant of God?

2 Kings 13:20-21

Could the healing stay a secret?

Mark 5:30
Did Jesus really get His power involved when He healed people?

Matthew 8:17
Wouldn't it wear Jesus out if He constantly gave His power and took others' diseases?

Mark 1:35

What part of Jesus' cloak did she touch?

Luke 8:44
What is significant about that part of Jesus' cloak?

Numbers 15:38-40
How does the woman looking to the end of Jesus' robe in faith point to our salvation?

Romans 10:4

Did Jesus really feel His power going out or did He just feel someone touch Him?

Mark 5:31
Could He have just felt someone bump into Him?

Mark 5:32
Did the woman raise her hand, say it was her and thank Jesus for the healing?

Mark 5:33
Did Jesus reprimand her for stealing His healing?

Mark 5:34

Why was it important for Jesus to get the woman to verbally confess?

Romans 10:9-10
Was there a risk that Jesus might put her to shame?

Romans 10:11
What deeper meaning did Jesus have by saying, go in peace & be freed from your suffering?

Colossians 1:19-20

How was the crowd reminded of where Jesus was heading before the woman touched Him?

Mark 5:35
Had Jesus wasted too much time dealing with the woman?

Mark 5:36
If his daughter was already dead, why should Jairus believe she could get better?

Mark 10:27
How did Jesus respond when Martha questioned Jesus for waiting too long to help Lazarus?

John 11:5-6, 21, 38-40

Did Jesus bring the whole crowd or just His Life Group to see His power at Jairus' house?

Mark 5:37
Were the people at Jairus' house waiting for Jesus to come and save the day?

Mark 5:38
How did they respond when Jesus called them to faith?

Mark 5:39-40

Why did Jesus put them all out and allow only the girl's parents and His 3 disciples to stay?

John 3:36
What will happen to people who reject the wedding clothes of faith which God gives us?

Matthew 22:11-14

What elaborate ritual did Jesus have to perform to bring the dead girl back to life?

Mark 5:41
How are we given the same call to wake up from our dead sinful lives?

Romans 13:11-12
How effective was Jesus' touch and word?

Mark 5:42
What happens when we hear His word, accept it and obey it?

Mark 4:20

After the girl rose, did Jesus call in the reporters from the Capernaum Chronicle?

Mark 5:43
Didn't Jesus want people to know about His great ability to perform miracles?

Mark 8:11-12
Then why did Jesus heal so many people?

Mark 5:34, 36
Matthew 11:2-5 (Isaiah 35:5-6; 61:1)