Mark 3:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 3:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 3:9 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng hi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 3:9 — KJV
“And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.”
— Mark 3:9 (KJV)
Mark 3:9 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 3:9
“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.”
Shares key themes with Mark 3:9: disciples, because, multitude
“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”
Shares key themes with Mark 3:9: should, because, lest
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted”
Shares key themes with Mark 3:9: ship, should, lest
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Mark 3:9: spake, because, multitude
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Mark 3:9: spake, should, because
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