Mark 5:24
in Mark 5So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
KJV
And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
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This verse in Mark 5
Commentary
9 notes on this verseHere is another, that comes clandestinely to steal a cure (if I may so say) for herself; and she got the relief she came for. This cure was wrought by the way, as he was going to raise the ruler's daughter, and was followed by a crowd. See how Christ improved his time, and lost none of the precious moments of it.
This site's exposition
had again crossed by boat to the other side
on Mark 5:21-24
Mark sets the woman's story inside the story of Jairus, pairing twelve years of a girl's life with twelve years of a woman's disease. The pairing sets a public plea beside a hidden touch.
This site's exposition
a large crowd followed and pressed around Him
John Gill notes that Jesus went at once without faulting the weakness of the ruler's faith. The crowd, eager for a miracle, slowed the way. Matthew Henry observes that Jesus lost none of the time, for the next cure happens on the road.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
(ubi sup.) Again, the Lord going to the child, who is to be healed, is thronged by the crowd, because though He gave healthful advice to the Jewish nation, he is oppressed by the wicked habits of that carnal people; but the woman with an issue of blood, cured by the Lord, is the Church gathered together from the nations, for the issue of blood may be either understood of the pollution of idolatry, or of those deeds, which are accompanied by pleasure to flesh and blood. But whilst the word of the Lord decreed salvation to Judæa, the people of the Gentiles by an assured hope seized upon the health, promised and prepared for others.
And he went with him, and a great crowd followed him and pressed upon him. The Lord, proceeding to heal the girl, is pressed by the crowd, because while offering salutary teachings to the Jewish people, by which he might lift up their conscience sick …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Jesus went with him,.... Immediately without objecting to the weakness of his faith: and much people followed him; to see the miracle performed, which they were exceedingly fond of: and thronged him; so that it was with some difficulty and trouble that he passed along the streets to: the ruler's house.
The miserable condition that this poor creature was in; he was under the power of an unclean spirit, the devil got possession of him, and the effect of it was not, as in many, a silent melancholy, but a raging frenzy; he was raving mad; his condition seems to have been worse than any of the possessed, that were Christ's patients.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
proposed
The main subject of these verses is the miraculous healing of a sick woman. Great is our Lord's experience in cases of disease! Great is his sympathy with His sick and ailing members! The gods of the heathen are generally represented as terrible and mighty in battle, delighting in bloodshed, the strong man's patrons, and the warrior's friends. The Savior of the Christian is always set before us as gentle, and easy to be entreated, the healer of the broken hearted, the refuge of the weak and helpless, the comforter of the distressed, the sick man's best friend.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
proposed
The main subject of these verses is the miraculous healing of a sick woman. Great is our Lord's experience in cases of disease! Great is his sympathy with His sick and ailing members! The gods of the heathen are generally represented as terrible and mighty in battle, delighting in bloodshed, the strong man's patrons, and the warrior's friends. The Savior of the Christian is always set before us as gentle, and easy to be entreated, the healer of the broken hearted, the refuge of the weak and helpless, the comforter of the distressed, the sick man's best friend. And is not this just the Savior that human nature needs? The world is full of pain and trouble. The weak on earth are far more numerous than the strong. Let us mark, in these verses, what misery sin has brought into the world . We read of one who had had a most painful disease "for twelve years." She had "suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing better, but rather grew worse." Means of every kind had been tried in vain. Medical skill had proved unable to cure. Twelve long weary years had been spent in battling with disease, and relief seemed no nearer than at first. "Hope deferred" might well "make her heart sick." (Prov. 13:12.) How incredible it is that we do not hate sin more than we do! Sin is the cause of all the pain and disease in the world. God did not create man to be an ailing and suffering creature. It was sin, and nothing but sin, which brought in all the ills that flesh is heir to. It was sin to which we owe every racking pain, and every loathsome infirmity, and every humbling weakness to which our poor bodies are liable. Let us keep this ever in mind. Let us hate sin with a godly hatred. Let us mark, in the second place, how different are the feelings with which people draw near to Christ .
The words behind it
12 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀπῆλθεν | apelthen | He departed | G565 → | 115 times |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | him, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἠκολούθει | ekolouthei | was following | G190 → | 90 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὄχλος | ochlos | a crowd | G3793 → | 175 times |
| πολὺς | polus | great | G4183 → | 367 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| συνέθλιβον | sunethlibon | were pressing in on | G4918 → | |
| αὐτόν.¶ | auton | Him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀπῆλθενHe departed
apelthenG565 →115 times
μετ᾽with
met᾽G3326 →461 times
αὐτοῦ,him,
autouG846 →5565 times
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἠκολούθειwas following
ekoloutheiG190 →90 times
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
ὄχλοςa crowd
ochlosG3793 →175 times
πολὺςgreat
polusG4183 →367 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
συνέθλιβονwere pressing in on
sunethlibonG4918 →
αὐτόν.¶Him.
autonG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 3:20Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
it leads to
- Mark 6:31
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time…
- John 4:31–34
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
- Mark 6:31
Through
Luke 19:3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
it leads to
- Luke 23:8
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
- Luke 23:8
Through
Luke 7:6So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You…
it leads to
- Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
- Luke 8:49
While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
- Genesis 32:10
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
- James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Matthew 3:11
Through
Mark 5:31His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
it leads to
- Luke 8:45
“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
- Luke 8:45
Where this verse is studied
About Mark
This page draws on Alexander Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture, Mark; Bede, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Bede, On the Gospel of Mark; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.