"And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng hi…" — Mark 3:9

Mark 3:9 · KJV

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

— Mark 3:9

Verse 8

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and {from} beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

Verse 10

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. {pressed: or, rushed}

Mark 3 — Context

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and {from} beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

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

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. {pressed: or, rushed}

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Cross References

John 6:15

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

Mark 5:30

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?