Mark 3:20

Mark 3:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

Context of Mark 3:20

18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, who was the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19and Judas Iscariot, who later gave Jesus to his enemies. Then Jesus went into a house. A crowd of people came together there again. There were so many people that Jesus and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21People told his family what was happening. So they went to take him away with them. They thought that Jesus was crazy. 22Some teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem. They said, ‘Jesus has a bad spirit called Beelzebul in him. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits. This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority.’

Mark 3:20 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς οἶκον, καὶ συνέρχεται πάλιν ὄχλος ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς μηδὲ ἄρτον φαγεῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• cometh togetherσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• notμήmē · notG3361
• so much asμήτεmēte · neitherG3383
• eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740

Cross-references for Mark 3:20

• Mark 3:9The crowd was very large. So Jesus asked his disciples to prepare a small boat for him. They did this so that the people would not push against him.
• Mark 6:31Many people were coming to Jesus and then going away. Jesus and his disciples were too busy even to eat. So Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me to a place where there are no other people. We should be alone together. Then we can rest for a short time.’
• Luke 6:17After Jesus had chosen these 12 men, they all came down the mountain. He stopped and he stood on a flat place. A large crowd of his disciples stood around him. There were also many people from Jerusalem, and from other towns of Judea, and from places on the coast near Tyre and Sidon.
• John 4:31While that was happening, the disciples said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, eat something.’

Commentaries on Mark 3:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Eat bread - Had no time to take any necessary refreshment.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20They could not so much as eat bread - Their time and attention were so occupied that they were obliged to forego their regular meals. The affairs of religion may so occupy the attention of ministers and others as to prevent their engaging in their customary pursuits. Religion is all-important - far more important than the ordinary business of this life; and there is nothing unreasonable if our temporal affairs sometimes give way to the higher interests of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Christ calls whom he will; for his grace is his own. He had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd, and they came unto him. He now gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. May the Lord send forth more and more of those who have been with him, and have learned of him to preach his gospel, to be instruments in his blessed work. Those whose hearts are enlarged in the work of God, can easily bear with what is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Jesus and his disciples could not even find time to eat. This shows how large the crowds were and how popular Jesus had become (3:7–9).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:20

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Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings