Mark 3:7

7 Yeshua went off with his talmidim to the lake, and great numbers followed him from the Galil.

Mark 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:7

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea,
&c.] Knowing their evil designs against him, he departed out of the synagogue, and city of Capernaum; and taking his disciples with him, he went to the shore of the sea of Galilee; not out of fear, but because his time was not yet come, and he had more work to do:

and a great multitude from Galilee:
from the several parts of it, in which country he now was:

and from Judea:
that part of the land of Israel, which was particularly so called, and belonged to the tribe of Judah.

Mark 3:7 In-Context

5 Then, looking them over and feeling both anger with them and sympathy for them at the stoniness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." As he held it out, it became restored.

6 The P'rushim went out and immediately began plotting with some members of Herod's party how to do away with him.

7 Yeshua went off with his talmidim to the lake, and great numbers followed him from the Galil.

8 When they heard what he was doing, great numbers also followed him from Y'hudah, Yerushalayim, Idumea, the territory beyond the Yarden, and the Tzor-Tzidon area.

9 He told his talmidim to have a boat ready for him, so that he could escape the crush of the crowd if necessary,