Luke 8:41
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
Luke 8:41 introduces Jairus as a ruler of the synagogue, a respected Jewish leader. In great distress as a stricken father he humbles himself before Jesus, falling at His feet and pleading and begging for Him to come to his house. His plea is for his little daughter, who lay at the point of death and was near death and dying, having been given up to die by the physicians, even the most learned physicians.
Moved with sympathy by the plea for the dying child, Jesus immediately agrees to the request and at once sets out and goes with the father toward his home to heal her. The disciples are surprised at such ready compliance, because they regard Jairus as a haughty ruler. This meeting happens after Jesus has returned across the sea to a great waiting crowd, while He is faint and weary from teaching and healing, and as He sits at food in Levi's house with people still pressing for help.
Though the distance to the house is only short, progress on the way is very slow because the crowd presses forward on every side eager to see Jesus and beg His attention and aid. The anxious father hurries and urges his way through fearful of being too late, while Jesus out of pity for the people's spiritual darkness and physical maladies stops now and then along the way to minister to their wants. Within the larger account begun in the verse, Jesus raises Jairus's daughter to life. Her restoration is one example of Christ raising the dead, pointing to the future resurrection when His voice will call the dead in Christ from their tombs to immortal life to be with the Lord forever.