Mark Chapter 3 verse 9 Holy Bible
And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:
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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;
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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.
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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.
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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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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,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship (πλοιάριον) - literally, a little boat - should wait on him προσκαρτερῆ αὐτῷ) - literally, should be in close attendance upon him - because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. This shows in a very graphic manner how assiduously and closely the crowd pressed upon him, so that he was obliged to have a little boat always in readiness, in which he might take refuge when the pressure became too great, and so address them with greater freedom from the boat. St. Luke (Luke 5:3) says, "He sat down, and taught the people out of the ship," making the boat, so to speak, his pulpit.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) That a small ship should wait on him.--The fact thus mentioned incidentally shows that in what is recorded in Matthew 13:2 our Lord was but having recourse to a practice already familiar.
