A Dying Daughter
Matthew 9:23-25
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,…


As a little girl of four lay dying, the following conversation took place between her father and herself. "Papa, does the doctor think I am going to die?" With a bursting heart, her father told her the truth. "Papa, the grave looks very dark. Won't you go down with me into it?" "I cannot go until the Lord calls me." "Then, papa, won't you let mamma go with me?" It almost broke the father's heart to utter the same truth as before. Turning her face to the wall, she wept; but then, having before this been taught of God, prayed. Soon, therefore, she looked up with a joyful face and said, "Papa, the grave is not dark now, Jesus will go with me!"



Parallel Verses
KJV: And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

WEB: When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,




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