Matthew 9: "She isn't dead, she is just asleep." Why Jesus said the dead girl was only sleeping.

Jesus goes to raise a dead girl back to life, but tells the parents she is only sleeping. People ridiculed Jesus, but he was very serious. What on earth could he have meant? This video explains. Jesus also calls Matthew, a tax collector to come be a follower of his. Tax collectors were despised. This was a radical moment. Join David Alley as he reads Matthew 9 and then answers questions about this chapter bringing the books of the Bible to life.