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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
• New Living Translation (NLT)One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat.

Context of Mark 3:20

18Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 21And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind." 22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."

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 3:9And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,
• Mark 6:31And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
• Luke 6:17And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon,
• John 4:31Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

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

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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