Luke 8:55
What does Luke 8:55 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 8:55 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 8:55 means
Luke 8:55 reports that her spirit returned, she rose immediately, and Jesus commanded that something be given her to eat. The spirit’s return signals full restoration of life, not merely a resuscitation. Immediate rising confirms the immediacy of Jesus’ power. Ordering her to be given food shows pastoral common sense: to stabilize and confirm the reality of recovery, physical nourishment is provided. The verse emphasizes both miraculous sovereignty and practical care, indicating Jesus’ concern for whole-person restoration—body, spirit, and ordinary needs.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And her spirit returned: and she arose immediately. And he bid them give her to eat.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And her spirit returned, and immediately she rose up; and he commanded [something] to eat to be given to her.
Context
This verse follows the command to arise and supplies the immediate result and pastoral follow-up. It mirrors other resuscitations in Scripture and provides conclusive evidence of Jesus’ authority. The instruction to feed her underscores normalcy restored and prepares for the parents’ reaction and Jesus’ final charge.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Mark 5:43
And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.
- John 11:44
He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- Luke 24:41
And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
- 1 Kings 17:21
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.
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