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Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River,[a] and around Tyre and Sidon[b] a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done. Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat[c] ready for him so the crowd[d] would not press toward him. 10 For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:8 tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).
  2. Mark 3:8 sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.
  3. Mark 3:9 sn See the note at Mark 1:19 for a description of the first-century fishing boat discovered in 1986 near Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
  4. Mark 3:9 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.