Mark 3:9

Mark 3:9

A Great Multitude Follows Jesus

7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, ^aand from Judea

8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how ^amany things He was doing, came to Him.

9 So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

10 For He healed ^amany, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to ^btouch Him.

11 ^aAnd the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, ^b“You are the Son of God.”

12 But ^aHe sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

<< Mark 3:8

Mark 3:10 >>

That a little boat should wait on him (ina ploiarion proskarterh autw). The boat was to keep close (note present tense subjunctive of proskarterew) to the shore in constant readiness and move as Jesus did. Whether he needed it or not is not told, but it was there at hand.

Lest they should throng him (ina mh qlibwsin auton). Press or crush him. Jesus stayed with the crowds for they needed him. Present subjunctive again.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 3:9:**

Mark 4:1
John 6:22
Acts 1:14
Colossians 4:2

<< Mark 3:8

Mark 3:10 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.