9:25a
There is a contrast here. The Greek of 9:25a begins with a conjunction that is often translated as “but.” At first, the people did not obey Jesus’ order to leave. They only laughed at him. But he did not give up. He still made them leave the house. Some English versions introduce this verse with a “But.” For example:
But as soon as the people had been put out (Good News Translation)
The Berean Standard Bible and some other English versions do not begin this verse with any conjunction. You should begin this verse in a way that is natural in your language.
After the crowd had been put outside: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as had been put outside is literally “thrown out” (as in the New Century Version). Here this word refers to forcing the crowd out of the house. Jesus had already told the crowd to leave, so he probably again ordered them to leave. The family may have also helped him make the crowd leave. The crowd was probably not literally grabbed and thrown out.
The clause is passive. Here are some ways other ways to translate this:
• Use a passive verb. For example:
after the crowd had been sent out of the house (Contemporary English Version)
• Use an active verb. For example:
⌊Jesus again⌋ ordered/commanded them to go outside ⌊and they went⌋
Jesus went in: This clause implies that Jesus entered the room of the dead girl. He was already in the house.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
Jesus went into the girl’s room (New Century Version)
-or-
he entered ⌊the room⌋ ⌊where the dead girl was lying⌋
9:25b
and took the girl by the hand: In this context, the verb took means “held.”
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
took hold of her hand (New Century Version)
-or-
held her hand
and she got up: This clause indicates that the girl either sat up or stood up. The clause implies that she returned to life.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
she sat/stood up
-or-
she ⌊became alive again and⌋ got up
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