How Do Jesus Perform Miracles

Jesus’ powers of being able to perform miracles started spreading between the people so when Jesus arrived in Jewish territory, a huge crowd had formed (21). The large crowd shows how well the word had spread and how many people wanted to see Jesus and his miracles. One person in particular, Jairus, was in urgent need of Jesus’ miracles, and he came to beg for Jesus’ help (21-22). Jairus was a Jewish leader, and during this time, Jewish leaders tended to be suspicious of Jesus. The leaders were angry that Jesus’ teachings differed from their own teachings. Mark makes a point to show that Jairus was a Jewish leader because Jairus falling at Jesus’ feet and begging for Him to heal his daughter represents that Jairus had trust in Jesus despite his Jewish background and what the other Jewish leaders believed at the time. Jairus begs for Jesus to “come lay a hand on her, so that she may be made well, and live,” and Jesus follows Jairus immediately to his daughter (23-24). Even though Jesus knows Jairus is a Jewish leader, Jesus knew Jairus believed in Him. Jesus did not care what your background was, as long as an individual had faith in Him, Jesus would help those in need.
The story of Jairus is interrupted by another story
When Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the house, they found everyone mourning the loss of the daughter. Jesus then asked them why they were crying when the daughter was only “sleeping” (39). At this, the people responded with laughter, and Jesus took them outside while we brought the mother, father, and the people that were with Him into the room where the daughter was (40). Jesus took the girl by the hand and spoke, “Talitha cum” and the girl immediately woke up and walked around (41-42). This healing was similar to the woman with the hemorrhages because the girl was healed from Jesus’s touch, and the healing occurred immediately