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Luke 8:51
ESV And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child.
NIV When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother.
NASB When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, John, and James, and the girl’s father and mother.
CSB After he came to the house, he let no one enter with him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
NLT When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother.
KJV And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
NKJV When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.

What does Luke 8:51 mean?

Jairus has begged Jesus to come to his home and heal his sick daughter. In the time it takes them to reach the house, the girl has died, but Jesus tells Jairus to have faith (Luke 8:41–42, 49–50). Jesus leaves the crowd behind, including most of the disciples. He only takes His three closest friends and the girl's parents. As they approach the girl, they pass professional mourners who cry and wail. Their "mourning" is fake, however; as soon as Jesus rebukes them, they mock Him (Luke 8:52–53).

The small audience is very intentional. Peter, James, and John can act as witnesses to Jesus' actions for the disciples. But Jesus does not want the girl to become a spectacle. He doesn't even want others to know she has died; He gives the professional mourners a euphemism, saying the girl is merely sleeping. Unlike the man Jesus rescued from thousands of demons (Luke 8:39) and the woman He healed from chronic bleeding (Luke 8:47), He wants this miracle to stay quiet.
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