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Pentecost Season · Proper 8 · Year B

Mark 5:21-43

Jairus's Daughter and the Woman with the Hemorrhage

June 27, 2027

The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, Gabriel Max
The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, Gabriel Max, 1881Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
A Prague-born painter with a taste for the uncanny. The girl is painted as genuinely dead, and the hand taking hers is the only sign anything is about to change.Talitha cum, which means, little girl, get up.Gabriel MaxA Prague-born painter working in Munich, drawn to spiritualism, illness and the uncanny, who kept a private zoo.Walters Art Museum, BaltimoreA father-and-son collection given to the city of Baltimore, running from Egypt to Art Nouveau, and free to enter.Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 5:21-43Mk 5:21-43
Epistle2 Cor. 8:7-152 Cor 8:7-15
Old Testament2 Sam. 1:1, 17-272 Sm 1:1, 17-27Alt. OTWis. 1:13-15, 2:23-24Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24 orLam. 3:22-33Lam 3:22-33
PsalterPs. 130Ps 130Alt. PsalmPs. 30Ps 30

Overview & Insights

"Do not fear, only believe." (Mark 5:36)

Two interwoven healings, a bleeding woman made well by touching Jesus in a crowd and a synagogue leader's dead daughter raised to life, show Jesus' power over chronic illness and death. In both, faith reaches out toward Jesus.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Mark 5:21-43Working Preacher: Commentary on Mk 5:21-43 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the intercalated healings for Year B, Proper 8.

Enduring Word: Mark 5Enduring Word: Mk 5 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes covering the whole chapter.

Precept Austin: Mark 5 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Mk 5 Commentary Precept Austin

Deep study page gathering many conservative commentators on Mark 5.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Mark 5:21BibleHub: Commentaries on Mk 5:21 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries (Ellicott, Barnes, Gill) keyed to the pericope's opening verse.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Gospel of Mark OverviewBibleProject: Gospel of Mk Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the whole Gospel of Mark's design and message.

BibleHub: Mark 5 InterlinearBibleHub: Mk 5 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Mark 5.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Mark 5Catena: Mk 5 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Mark 5.

Worship & Prayers

The Lectionary Page: Proper 8B The Lectionary Page

Anglican collect and full set of appointed readings for the day.

Podcast

Working Preacher: Sermon Brainwave Podcast Working Preacher

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Art & Music

Vanderbilt: Revised Common Lectionary Art Index Vanderbilt

Lectionary art index for visual reflection on the day's readings.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 8B Textweek

Curated study, art, and preaching hub for Proper 8 in Year B.

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