Mark 3:9

On that day, Jesus made a lot of people better, and even more people wanted to touch him so that they could be made better too. There were too many people pushing close to Jesus, so he said to his followers, “Can you get a boat ready for me? I will get into it if I need more room.”

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In The 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.

In Context

8Those people came from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem and Id-you-me-a (Idumea). Id-you-me-a is a long way south from Jerusalem. Some other people came from the towns called Tyre and Sidon that were near the sea, and some people even came from the country that is on the other side of the Jordan River. All these people had heard what Jesus was doing and so they came to listen to him.

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Cross References

Mark 5:30Jesus knew that some power had gone out from him, so he stopped walking, and turned around. He said, “Who touched my clothes?”

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:2-13

The Withered Hand Restored; Multitudes Healed. 1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being… Read the whole commentary →

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