53 And they began laughing[a] at him, because they[b] knew that she was dead. 54 But he took her hand and[c] called, saying, “Child, get up.” 55 And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered something[d] to be given to her to eat.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:53 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began laughing”)
  2. Luke 8:53 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
  3. Luke 8:54 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Luke 8:55 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation