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Mark 3:9

English Standard Version

9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,

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American Standard Version

And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:

Christian Standard Bible

Then he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd wouldn’t crush him.

King James Version

And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

New American Standard Bible

And 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;

New International Version

Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.

New King James Version

So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

New Living Translation

Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.

World English Bible

He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.