Mark 5:24

Mark 5:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
• New International Version (NIV)So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

Context of Mark 5:24

22And one of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came, and upon seeing Him, fell at His feet 23and pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will get well and live.” And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him. 25A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, 26and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but instead had become worse--

Mark 5:24 word by word

Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ ὄχλος πολὺς καὶ συνέθλιβον αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

• And He wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• with him; and a largeπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• crowdὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• was followingἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• Him and pressingσυνθλίβωsunthlibō · to push againstG4918

Cross-references for Mark 5:24

• Luke 7:6Now Jesus started on His way with them; but already, when He was not yet far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof;
• Acts 10:38You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
• Mark 5:31And His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”
• Mark 3:9And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the masses, so that they would not crowd Him;
• Luke 8:42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.
• Luke 12:1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Luke 19:3Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and he was unable due to the crowd, because he was short in stature.

Commentaries on Mark 5:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-43Verses 22-43 See the account of the raising of Jairus‘ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26. Mark 5:23 Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies. Mark 5:26 Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed. Mark 5:27 Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 A despised gospel will go where it will be better received. One of the rulers of a synagogue earnestly besought Christ for a little daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. Another cure was wrought by the way. We should do good, not only when in the house, but when we walk by the way, De 6:7. It is common with people not to apply to Christ till they have tried in vain all other helpers, and find them, as certainly they will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-34As Jesus heads to Jairus's home, followed by a large crowd, Mark introduces a woman in the crowd who suffers from constant bleeding. This condition not only harms her health but also makes her ceremonially unclean. This prevents her from participating in normal community life (see Leviticus 15:25–27). She is an example of the faith that Jairus should have.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him--The word in Luke (Lu 8:42) is stronger--"choked," "stifled Him."Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:24

• Jairus
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Choke
• Clothes
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng
• Whole
• Worse

Commentaries on Mark 5

• 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