Mark 3:9

Because he had healed many people, many other people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him they would come well. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him to get in and teach from it. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him when they pushed forward to touch him.

Translation for Translators

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

8from Jerusalem city, from other towns of Judea district, from Idumea district, from the region on the east side of the Jordan River, and from the region around Tyre and Sidon cities. This great crowd of people came to him because they heard about what he was doing.

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Cross References

Mark 5:30Jesus also immediately sensed that his power had healed someone. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, “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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