Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet — Jairus is the first synagogue official in Mark to seek Jesus' help rather than oppose him. The synagogue leaders have been uniformly suspicious or hostile; Jairus's approach is exactly the opposite — he falls at Jesus' feet in the posture of supplication and worship. The naming of Jairus (unlike the unnamed bleeding woman, the unnamed Gerasene man) is a mark of his social visibility: he is a known community figure, not a marginal person. His approach to Jesus is a public act that will cost him social credibility if Jesus fails.

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