As their boat drew near to land, they saw a crowd standing on the shore. Everyone had been watching anxiously, waiting for Jesus to come.
When Jesus stepped ashore, the waiting crowd made way for a man who was well known in the town. His name was Jairus, and he was the chief officer of the synagogue.
Jairus fell down at Jesus' feet and began to plead with him to come to his house at once:
"My little girl is dying. Please come and put your hands on her, and heal her, and make her live!"
Jesus went with Jairus, and the whole crowd followed to see what he was going to do. As they walked along the street, with people pressing in on them from every side, Jesus suddenly stopped and said,
"Who touched my clothes?"
The disciples could not imagine what he was talking about. They said to him:
"Why, don't you see the crowd? Everybody is touching you! What do you mean by asking, 'Who touched my clothes?'"
But Jesus answered: