# Luke 8.55

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 53. <span class="rl-speech">And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.</span> 54. <span class="rl-speech">But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise.</span>
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> **55. And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat.**
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> 56. And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done. (Luke 8:53-56, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 53. <span class="rl-speech">They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.</span> 54. <span class="rl-speech">But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”</span>
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> **55. Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.**
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> 56. Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done. (Luke 8:53-56, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 53. <span class="rl-speech">And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.</span> 54. <span class="rl-speech">And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.</span>
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> **55. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.**
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> 56. And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. (Luke 8:53-56, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 53. <span class="rl-speech">and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;</span> 54. <span class="rl-speech">and he having put all forth without, and having taken hold of her hand, called, saying, 'Child, arise;'</span>
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> **55. and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;**
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> 56. and her parents were amazed, but he charged them to say to no one what was come to pass. (Luke 8:53-56, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), via [Luke 8.54-55](/codex/luke-8-54-55/)
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.