The Gospel of Matthew - A Girl Restored to Life and A Woman Healed | Matthew Chapter 9 : 18 - 26

In the Gospel of Matthew, while Jesus is teaching, a synagogue leader approaches him, pleading for help because his daughter has died. Jesus agrees to go with him. Along the way, a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years touches the edge of Jesus' cloak, believing that she will be healed. Jesus feels power leave him and turns to the woman, assuring her that her faith has healed her. When they arrive at the leader's house, mourners are already there, but Jesus tells them that the girl is not dead but asleep. They ridicule him, but he enters the room, takes her hand, and she wakes up. News of this miracle spreads throughout the region. This passage illustrates Jesus' authority over illness and death and the importance of faith in receiving his healing power.