Mark 3:9
Strong's Lexicon
[Jesus] asked
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθηταῖς (mathētais)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

{have} a boat
πλοιάριον (ploiarion)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4142: (a little boat, hence) a boat. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ploion; a boat.

ready
προσκαρτερῇ (proskarterē)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4342: To persist, persevere in, continue steadfast in; I wait upon.

for Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

so that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crowd
ὄχλον (ochlon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

would not crush
θλίβωσιν (thlibōsin)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2346: (a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon, (b) I persecute, press hard. Akin to the base of tribos; to crowd.

Him.
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush 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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.

New American Standard Bible
And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd 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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
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
Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.

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

NET Bible
Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward 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:

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:

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,
















Cross References
Matthew 15:39
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

Mark 4:1
And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

Mark 4:36
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

Mark 5:2
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

Mark 6:32
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

Luke 5:1
And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

Luke 5:3
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark 3:8
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.

Mark 3:7
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

Mark 3:6
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
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