John Gill Commentary Luke 8:52

"And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth." — Luke 8:52 (ASV)

Ver. 52 And all wept and bewailed her Not only her relations and friends, and the servants of the house, but the mourning women, that were hired on this occasion, and employed for this purpose:

but he said, do not weep ; neither in show, as the mourning women did, nor in reality, as the friends of the deceased:

she is not dead, but sleeps ; (See Gill on Matthew 9:24). (See Gill on Mark 5:39).