Mark 3:9 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 3:9

Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:

KJV

And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

But Jesus in us is our reason, which commands that our vessel, that is, our body, should serve Him, lest the troubles of worldly affairs should press upon our reason.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A small ship - Rather a “boat.” There were properly speaking, no “ships” on the Sea of Tiberias. This was probably a small boat that belonged to the disciples, in which he could draw off from the shore, and teach the people without being pressed by them. Lest they should throng him - They pressed upon him in great numbers. He had healed many, and those who were still diseased pressed or crowded on him, so that his labors were interrupted and embarrassed.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

These verses show us our Lord again working a miracle. He heals a man in the synagogue, "who had a withered hand." Always about His Father's business — always doing good — doing it in the sight of enemies as well as of friends — such was the daily tenor of our Lord's earthly ministry. And He "left us an example that we should follow His steps." (1 Peter 2:21.) Blessed indeed are those Christians who strive, however feebly, to imitate their Master! Let us observe in these verses, how our Lord Jesus Christ was watched by His enemies .

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He spoke	G2036 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
μαθηταῖς	mathētais	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
πλοιάριον	ploiarion	a boat	G4142 →
προσκαρτερῇ	proskarterēa	may wait upon	G4342 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ὄχλον	ochlon	crowd	G3793 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
θλίβωσιν	thlibōsin	they may press upon	G2346 →
αὐτόν.	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 6:15
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
leads to
- John 18:36
  Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
- John 7:3–4
  So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
- Luke 19:38
  “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- John 6:15–21
  Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
- Mark 11:9
  The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Through
Mark 5:30
At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
leads to
- Luke 6:19
  The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
- Luke 8:46
  But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”
- Luke 5:17
  One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Mark