Mark 5:36

‘But Jesus, overhearing the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don't be afraid. Just go on believing.'

Jesus overhears what is said. The verb parakousas means ‘to hear beside' and so could mean overhear or hear carelessly (and thus to disregard). The former is more likely here, although He does of course not ‘regard' what was said. He simply turns to the important man and tells him not to be afraid. He has already shown some faith, he must ‘continue to believe' (present tense).

This is not an indication that Jesus knew that the messengers were wrong. He accepted that the daughter was dead. But He was not disquieted by the way events had turned out. He was quietly confident. Death presented no problem to Him for He is the Lord of Life.