Mark 3:7

Mark 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea

Context of Mark 3:7

5He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! 6At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus. Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea, 8Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him. 9Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.

Mark 3:7 word by word

Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἀνεχώρησεν πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πολὺ πλῆθος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησεν καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἸουδαίαςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• withdrew himselfἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449

Cross-references for Mark 3:7

• Matthew 10:23When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.
• Matthew 12:15But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them,
• Luke 6:12One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
• John 10:39Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them.
• John 11:53So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.
• Acts 14:5Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.
• Acts 17:10That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
• Matthew 4:25Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
• Luke 6:17When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.
• Mark 1:39So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons.
• Joshua 20:7The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 21:32From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.
• Luke 23:5Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”
• John 7:41Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee?

Commentaries on Mark 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Galilee - See Matthew 4:13, Matthew 4:15.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To the sea - The Sea of Galilee, or to the lonely regions which surrounded the sea, where he might be in obscurity, and avoid their designs against his life. His time had not yet come, and he prudently took care of his life, thus showing that we are not needlessly to throw ourselves into danger. Galilee - See the notes at Matthew 2:22. Judea - The southern division of the land of Palestine. Jerusalem - Jerusalem was “in” Judea. It is mentioned…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or the making them blessings to us, was purchased to us by the blood of Christ. But the plagues and diseases of our souls, of our hearts, are chiefly to be dreaded; and He can heal them also by a word. May more and more press to Christ to be healed of these plagues, and to be delivered from the enemies of their souls.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12Jesus went to the lake (the Sea of Galilee), which prepares for the events in 4:1–5:43. The large crowd that came to see John the Baptist (1:7) was smaller than the crowd that came to see Jesus. Idumea was a region in southern Judea, settled by the Edomites after the exile in Babylon. Tyre and Sidon were Phoenician cities on the Mediterranean coast that Jesus later visited (7:24, 31).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:7

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Jesus
• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Galilee, Galilean
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Judea, Judah
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Blaspheme
• Ordain

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