Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 8:42

"for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him." — Luke 8:42 (ASV)

About twelve years of age.—St. Luke, as with the precision of a practiced writer, names the age at the beginning of the narrative, St. Mark incidentally (Mark 5:42) at its close.