Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces; unnoticed, they perish for ever.
Luke 8:42 - New International Version (Anglicised) because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As [Jesus] went, the people pressed together around Him [almost suffocating Him]. American Standard Version (1901) for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him. Common English Bible because his only daughter, a twelve-year-old, was dying. As Jesus moved forward, he faced smothering crowds. Catholic Public Domain Version For he had an only daughter, nearly twelve years old, and she was dying. And it happened that, as he was going there, he was hemmed in by the crowd. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces; unnoticed, they perish for ever.
For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
‘Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
‘And you, son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes, their heart’s desire, and their sons and daughters as well –
‘And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed round him.
As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out – the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house
And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no-one could heal her.
‘Who touched me?’ Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, ‘Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.’
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned –