Mark 5:41-43
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Questions
- Why does Mark report Jesus' actual words in Aramaic in verse 41?
Lexical notes
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Exegesis
- The fact that Jesus told people to make sure that the girl had something to eat indicates that he saw her as a person with multiple needs, not just as someone who needed healing.
Related links
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- See Counter Arguments to Aramaic Primacy to see how New Testament Aramaic expressions are used to strengthen the position that the original New Testament was written in Greek, not Aramaic as some claim.
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