Text -- Luke 8:42 (NET)

8:42 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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 8:42

¹ tn This imperfect verb could be understood ingressively: “she was beginning to die” or “was approaching death.”

² sn Pressed is a very emphatic term – the crowds were pressing in so hard that one could hardly breathe (L&N 19.48).