Verse Comparison: Mark 3:9
American Standard Version
And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:
Amplified® Bible
And He told His disciples to have a little boat in [constant] readiness for Him because of the crowd, lest they press hard upon Him {and} crush Him.
Contemporary English Version
He even had to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being crushed by the crowds.
Darby English Version
And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.
Good News Bible
The crowd was so large that Jesus told his disciples to get a boat ready for him, so that the people would not crush him.
International Standard Version
Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd wouldn't crush him.
King James Version
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
New American Standard Bible
And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;
New International Version
Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.
New King James Version
So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;
Young's Literal Translation
And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,
