Mark 3:7-12·~1 min

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

Jesus withdraws with his disciples, but a large crowd follows from many regions after hearing of his works. The pressure becomes so great that he has a boat prepared to keep the crowd from crushing him.

S⁷o Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea, ⁸Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing. ⁹Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him. ¹⁰For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

Unclean spirits fall before Jesus and name him the Son of God, but he sharply commands them not to make him known.

¹¹And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” ¹²But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

Section summaryJesus withdraws to the sea, but crowds come from across Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, the Jordan region, and the coastlands. He has a boat ready because the crowd presses in, and many sick people reach for him. Unclean spirits recognize him as the Son of God, and he warns them not to reveal him.

Role in the chapterShows Jesus drawing broad crowds while limiting publicity and resisting spirit testimony.