People
Jairus in Mark 5
JYE-rus
This person shows up in Mark 5:22: “Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Mark 5:22
“Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,”
What kids can learn
When you hear jairus in Mark, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Mark 5:22 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Mark 5:22
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
oneoftherulersofthesynagogue,Jairusbyandseeinghim,hefellathisfeet,