Mark 5:42Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.
The setting
The same cramped house in Capernaum. Mourners have been silenced. A girl who was cold and still suddenly sits up, blinks, stands, walks. Her parents weep...
The emotion here: rushing to record eyewitness amazement
The original word
existanto (ἐξίσταντο) — they were utterly beside themselves, blown away, mind completely overwhelmed
Why it matters
At age 12, this girl was on the verge of becoming marriageable in Jewish culture
Read with care
What most readers miss in Mark 5:42
Mark emphasizes she was exactly 12 - the same number of years the bleeding woman had been sick
Common misconceptionPeople assume the amazement was just about the miracle, but they were also shocked that Jesus touched a corpse and commanded silence about such an obvious miracle.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Mark 5:42
Bible Genome reading
Mark 5:42 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 5:42 comes from the book of Mark, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Mark. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 85% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include healing, resurrection, amazement. Notable phrases: immediately the girl rose up; amazed with great amazement.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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