The story of the girl who lived twice have two versions — one in Mark 5 and the other in Luke 8.

The Bible says Jairus was a Jewish religious leader and teacher. One day something terrible came upon Jairus. His twelve-year-old daughter got sick. It was a bad sickness, and Jairus knew that she was dying, and he needed to get help fast.

Jairus heard that Jesus was in town, so he defied religious norms and set out to find Jesus and bring him to his house. Jairus found Jesus amid a large crowd. And when he saw him, he fell at his feet, and entreat him much, saying: “Our daughter lies at the point of death”. Will you come and lay your hand on her, so that she can be saved and live.

Jesus senses the urgency in Jairus’ voice, so he began to follow him, but they could not move quickly. The crowd was too thick. And before Jesus could make it through the dense crowd, servants from Jairus household brought sad news. “Your daughter is dead.” “Why trouble the teacher any further?”

When Jesus heard those words, he turned turned Jairus and said, “Do not be afraid, only believe, and she will be made well.”

At last, Jesus managed to cut through the crowd, and he let no one follow him except Peter, James, and John. When he got to the house, everybody was crying and moaning. The mood was somber. And he said to them: Why do you weep and wail? That child is not dead; she is sleeping. But everyone laughed at him.

Then he put them out of the house, except Jairus and his wife and those that were with him. Then he went entered in where the child lay. He held her by the hand and said to her, Tabitha, cumi! (Child, I say to you, arise). And at once, the child got up, and she walked on her feet.

And the people were astonished beyond measure. And suddenly, the house of sorrow turned into a house of celebration. And he insisted that no one should know about it. Then he told them to give her food.