Paragraph 8:51–53

8:51a

When He entered: The word He refers to Jesus. Jesus came with other people, including at least Jairus, Peter, James, and John. In some languages it may be necessary to indicate this. For example:

When they arrived
-or-
When Jesus and those with him arrived

the house: The Greek text says simply “the house.” Some versions supply further information to make clear what house is being referred to. For example:

the house of Jairus (New International Version)

If it is not necessary in your language, you do not need to supply this information.

8:51b–c

He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother: Jesus permitted these five people to go in with him when he entered the house. In some languages it may be more natural to translate this as a positive statement:

he only let Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother enter with him

the child’s father and mother: If you supplied “Jairus” in 8:51a, consider whether it is confusing to refer to the same individual both as “Jairus” and as the child’s father in the same sentence. If this would cause your readers to think that Jairus was not the child’s father, you may need to translate this phrase as:

Jairus and ⌊his wife,⌋ the child’s mother

child’s: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as child’s can refer to either a young boy or a young girl. Use a term that is appropriate for a twelve-year-old girl (see Mark 5:42).

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