Mark 3:9

9 He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him;

Mark 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:9

And he spake unto his disciples
In an authoritative way; he ordered and commanded them,

that a small ship should wait on him:
that a boat should be got ready, be near at hand, and attend him, who was on shore; that he might go into it, should there be any occasion for it; and from thence preach to the people:

because of the multitude;
which came from the above parts, and all together made a very numerous body of people:

lest they should throng him;
crowd, press, afflict, and distress, and make him uneasy, that he could not be able to stand conveniently, and preach to them: so that should this be the case, as it was very likely it would, having a small vessel near the shore, he could go into it, and free himself from such an inconvenience.

Mark 3:9 In-Context

7 Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him;

8 hearing all that he was doing, they came to him in great numbers from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the region around Tyre and Sidon.

9 He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him;

10 for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.

11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and shouted, "You are the Son of God!"