Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Pressed upon him (epipiptein autw). Were falling upon him to such an extent that it was dangerous. They were not hostile, but simply intensely eager, each to have his own case attended to by Jesus.
That they might touch him (ina autou aywntai). If only that much. They hoped for a cure by contact with Christ. Aorist subjunctive. It was a really pathetic scene and a tremendous strain on Jesus.
As many as had plagues (osoi eixon mastigav). Strokes or scourges, terms used by us today as a paralytic stroke, the influenza scourge. Our word plague is from plhgh (Latin plaga), from plhgnumi, to strike a blow. Common in ancient Greek in this sense. See Mark 5:29, Mark 5:34; Luke 7:21 for the same use of mastigev and also 2Macc. 9:11.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 3:10:
Mark 5:29
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