“While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?”
While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. Your daughter is dead, they said. Why bother the teacher anymore? — the interruption of the bleeding woman's story has allowed time for the worst news to arrive. The daughter is dead — what Jairus feared most when he ran to Jesus has happened while the delay occurred. Why bother the teacher anymore? is the pragmatic conclusion of people who have not yet understood who Jesus is: death terminates the need for a healer. The question assumes that Jesus is a healer of the sick, not a raiser of the dead.
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