People
Jairus in Luke 8
JYE-rus
This person shows up in Luke 8:41: “Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Luke 8:41
“Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house,”
What kids can learn
When you hear jairus in Luke, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Luke 8:41 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Luke 8:41
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Behold,cameamannamedJairus,andhewasarulerofthesynagogue.HeatJesus’feet,andbeggedhimtocomeintohishouse,