Mark 3:9 (BSB)
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
Commentary on Mark 3:9
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Mark 3:1-12: Here, as before, we have our Lord Jesus busy at work in the synagogue first, and then by the sea side; to teach us that his presence should not be confined either to the one or to the other, but, wherever any are gathered together in his name, whether in the synagogue or any where else, there is he in the midst of them.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Mark 3:9: And he spake unto his disciples,.... In an authoritative way; he ordered and commanded them, that a small ship should wait on him: that a boat should be got ready, be near at hand, and attend him, who was on shore; that he might go into it, should there be any occasion for it; and from thence preach to the people: because of the multitude...
- Albert Barnes (Presbyterian), Barnes' New Testament Notes on Mark 3:9: Verse 9. A small ship. Rather, a boat. There were, properly speaking; no ships on the sea of Tiberias. This was probably a small boat that belonged to his disciples, in which he could sit, off from the shore, and teach the people, without being pressed by them. Lest they should throng him. They pressed upon him in great numbers.
- Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Mark 3:9: And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. (g) Should always be ready for him.