In Mark's gospel the cure of Jairus' daughter is paired up with cure of the Syrophoenician's daughter (c/f Reality Search). In Mark both are finally cured . On the one hand Jesus appears keen to help Jairus but he is loath to help the Syrophoenian woman (a non-Jew). Here (above) in Luke, Jairus' daughter is (c/f Reality Search analysis) paired up with the paralysed man. Why the difference? In both of the latter paragraphs major leaders within local Judaism are present. By pairing off these two stories Luke demonstrates that really, Jesus is out of the 'League' of Jewish leaders! Also, in terms of the woman with the menstruation problem. A pious Jew was not to touch a menstruating woman. Even if Jesus cured her without touching her there was a 'touch of power' incurred. So, within the boundaries of Judaic law what should he do?

9. Proclamation by fellows

5:27-39

House of Levi (c/f disciple) wine new into wineskins new

9:1-10

whatever house (c/f disciples) who is this?

5:27-39 After these things he went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi sitting in the custom house. He said to him "Follow me." And leaving everything and getting up he followed him. He (Levi, also called Matthew) made a great feast in his house. Now there was a big crowd of tax-collectors and others with them reclining there. The Pharisees and scribes grumbled about His disciples. They were saying "Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and sinners?" Answering them Jesus said " The healthy people do not need a physician but rather those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous persons but the sinners to repentance." They said to him "The disciples of John often fast and make prayers. Likewise also do those of the Pharisees." But your disciples eat and drink." Jesus said to them. The sons of the bride-chamber cannot fast while the bride groom is with them. But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and then at that time they will fast. He also told them a parable. No one patches a garment with new material because the new material tears away from the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the new wine will burst the wineskins. It will pour out and the wineskins will be ruined. But new wine is put into new wineskins. No one having drunk the old wine wants new wine. He says the old is good (enough)."

9:1-10 Having called together the twelve he gave them power and authority over all the demons and power to heal diseases. He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to cure and He said to them. "Take nothing for the journey, neither staff nor wallet nor bread nor silver nor two tunics each. Into whatever house you may enter remain there and then go on. As many people who may not receive you, go out from that city and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them." So going forth they went throughout the villages evangelizing and healing everywhere. Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all the things that were happening and was in perplexity about it as some said that John had been raised from the dead. Some said that Elias had appeared and others that one of the ancient prophets had risen again. But Herod said "I beheaded John. So who is this about whom I am hearing such things?" He sought to see him. When the apostles returned (to Jesus) they narrated to him the things they had done.