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And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
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Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."
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While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live."
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So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.
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And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
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For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."
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But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
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When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing,
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He said to them, "Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping." And they ridiculed Him.
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But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.