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  • Matthew 9:18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 18 While he was telling them these things, look! a certain ruler who had approached did obeisance* to him, saying: “By now my daughter must be dead, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will come to life.”+

  • Matthew 9:18
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 18 Ταῦτα These (things) αὐτοῦ of him λαλοῦντος speaking αὐτοῖς to them ἰδοὺ look! ἄρχων ruler εἷς one προσελθὼν having come toward προσεκύνει was doing obeisance αὐτῷ to him λέγων saying ὅτι that Ἡ The θυγάτηρ daughter μου of me ἄρτι right now ἐτελεύτησεν· deceased; ἀλλὰ but ἐλθὼν having come ἐπίθες put upon τὴν the χεῖρά hand σου of you ἐπ’ upon αὐτήν, her, καὶ and ζήσεται. she will live.

  • Matthew 9:18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 18 While he was telling them these things, look! a certain ruler+ who had approached began to do obeisance to him,+ saying: “By now my daughter must be dead;+ but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life.”+

  • Matthew 9:18
    The Bible in Living English
    • 18* While he was telling them this, lo, a ruler approached him and did him reverence, saying “My daughter is just passing away; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

  • Matthew 9:18
    American Standard Version
    • 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

  • Matthew 9:18
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 18 While these things he was speaking unto them lo! a [certain] ruler came and began bowing down to him, saying,—My daughter just now died! But come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

  • Matthew 9:18
    King James Version
    • 18 While 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.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 9:18 w72 448; ad 1242, 1423; w68 351

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 9:18

      a certain ruler: The name of this “ruler” (Greek, arʹkhon), Jairus, is given in Mark’s and Luke’s parallel accounts, where he is called a presiding officer of the synagogue.​—Mr 5:22; Lu 8:41.

      did obeisance to him: Or “bowed down to him; honored him.”​—See study note on Mt 8:2.

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