Scripture · New Testament
Mark 3:9
Mark 3:9 is verse 9 of Mark chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
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.
World English Bible
He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.
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Mark 3:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
8 Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
9 Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
10 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Mark 5:30At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
John 6:15Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.