Luke 8:42
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New International Version (©2011)
because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds.

English Standard Version (©2001)
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around him.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
because he had an only daughter about 12 years old, and she was at death's door. While He was going, the crowds were nearly crushing Him.

International Standard Version (©2012)
because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.

NET Bible (©2006)
because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was about to die, and when Yeshua went with him a great crowd was pressing him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went, the people were crowding around him.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

American King James Version
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

American Standard Version
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he had an only daughter, almost twelve years old, and she was dying. And it happened as he went, that he was thronged by the multitudes.

Darby Bible Translation
because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went the crowds thronged him.

English Revised Version
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he had one daughter only, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. (But as he was going, the people thronged him.

Weymouth New Testament
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the dense throng crowded on Him.

World English Bible
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the multitudes pressed against him.

Young's Literal Translation
because he had an only daughter about twelve years old, and she was dying. And in his going away, the multitudes were thronging him,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:41-56 Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith. Observe Christ's comfortable words to Jairus, Fear not, believe only, and thy daughter shall be made whole. No less hard was it not to grieve for the loss of an only child, than not to fear the continuance of that grief. But in perfect faith there is no fear; the more we fear, the less we believe. The hand of Christ's grace goes with the calls of his word, to make them effectual. Christ commanded to give her meat. As babes new born, so those newly raised from sin, desire spiritual food, that they may grow thereby.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 42. - One only daughter. This is not the only place where the same touching detail is recorded by this evangelist. Compare the story of the widow's son at Nain (Luke 7:12), and the healing of the lunatic boy (Luke 9:38). St. Luke's Gospel owes these and many similar touches of deep true sympathy to the great loving heart of the real author of the third Gospel, Paul.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For he had one only daughter,.... And so exceedingly dear to him:

about twelve years of age; See Gill on Matthew 9:18.

And she lay a dying, or "was near death", as the Syriac and Persic versions; or "was just ready to die", as the Ethiopic version. The Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it, "she was dead", or "now dead", and which agrees with Matthew 9:18. See Gill on Matthew 9:18.

but as he went; along the streets of Capernaum, from Matthew's house; where he had been entertained with his disciples, and others, and where he had a conversation with some of the Pharisees and John's disciples, to the ruler's house:

the people thronged him; such a vast multitude followed him to see the cure, that he was even crowded, and so pressed on all sides, that it was difficult to walk along.

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The Healing Touch of Jesus
40And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. 41And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and sought him that he would come into his house: 42For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. …

Mark 5:24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
Luke 8:41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house
Luke 8:43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.