Mark 3:9
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New International Version (©1984)
Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;

International Standard Version (©2008)
Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd wouldn't crush him,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready so that the crowd would not crush him.

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

American King James Version
And he spoke to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

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

Bible in Basic English
And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

Darby Bible Translation
And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke to his disciples, that a small boat should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

Weymouth New Testament
So He gave directions to His disciples to keep a small boat in constant attendance on Him because of the throng--to prevent their crushing 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,

Geneva Study Bible

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

(g) Should always be ready for him.

People's New Testament

3:9 A small ship. A fishing boat.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

3:6-12 All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or the making them blessings to us, was purchased to us by the blood of Christ. But the plagues and diseases of our souls, of our hearts, are chiefly to be dreaded; and He can heal them also by a word. May more and more press to Christ to be healed of these plagues, and to be delivered from the enemies of their souls.


Mark 4:1 He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
Luke 5:1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; (NASB ©1995)

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

because. 5:30 Joh 6:15

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