18While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

 19And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

 20And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

 21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

 22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

 23And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

 24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

 25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

 26And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

People of the world will often laugh at our faith in a God they don’t understand.  They don’t understand believing is a matter of faith.  The people in these verse had faith that Jesus had the power to heal and were awarded for their belief.  There was plenty of people who doubted Jesus was who he claimed to be even after seeing him perform miracles in front of them.  The people of today doubt even more because they can’t see Jesus first hand but we know Jesus is the true way to God.

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