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 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, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; 19and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house. Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.” 22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out 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 3:9So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.
• Mark 6:31And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
• Luke 6:17And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
• John 4:31In the meantime His disciples urged 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