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Mark 3

Mark 3:9

Jesus Heals the Multitudes · Mark 3:7–12
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Translations

Modern
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
Traditional
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Literal
And He spoke to His disciples so that a boat may wait on Him because of the crowd, so that they might not press upon Him.
Latin
Et dicit discipulis suis ut navicula sibi deserviret propter turbam, ne comprimerent eum:

Interlinear

Greek
English
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

Notes

Mark 3:9

The boat likely belonged to Peter and Andrew or James and John. The crowd wanted to see Jesus so much that he needed to avoid being crushed by the people (4:1; 5:24, 31).

Mark 3:7–12

  • Jesus went to the lake (the Sea of Galilee), which prepares for the events in 4:1–5:43. The large crowd that came to see John the Baptist (1:7) was smaller than the crowd that came to see Jesus.

  • Idumea was a region in southern Judea, settled by the Edomites after the exile in Babylon.

  • Tyre and Sidon were Phoenician cities on the Mediterranean coast that Jesus later visited (7:24, 31).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 4:23–25 Luke 6:17–19

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Heal, Healing Mark, Gospel of Miracle Perseverance Sailors

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Withdraws from Capernaum to Lake Galilee, where he Heals Many