Luke 8:52
And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Cross-reference
In Luke 7:13, Jesus tells the widow 'Do not weep' — the same command he gives in Luke 8:52 to the mourners.
In Luke 7:12, a widow's only son is being carried out dead — a similar scene of mourning over a dead child that Jesus later raises.
In Mark 5:38, the same commotion and weeping at Jairus's house is described, providing the parallel account of the mourning.
In Mark 5:39, Jesus says the child is not dead but sleeping — the exact statement echoed in Luke 8:52.
In John 11:11-13, Jesus calls Lazarus asleep — the same metaphor for death used in Luke 8:52, causing misunderstanding.
In 2 Kings 4:32, Elisha finds a dead child — a type of miracle where a prophet raises the dead, prefiguring Jesus's raising of Jairus's daughter.
In John 11:4, Jesus says Lazarus's illness is for God's glory — similar to how he speaks of death as not final in Luke 8:52.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:13, Paul urges not to grieve without hope, using 'asleep' for death — echoing Jesus's call not to weep over the sleeping girl.
Jeremiah 9:17-21 summons professional mourners for death — this reflects the cultural practice of wailing seen in Luke's mourning scene.
In Revelation 5:5, an elder says 'Weep no more' because the Lion has conquered — similar command not to weep due to Christ's victory over death.