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Mark 3:20

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
KJV
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
WEB
The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
ASV
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
DARBY
And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread.
BLB
And He comes to a house and a crowd comes together again, so that not even are they able to eat bread.
ÅB
Og de kom hjem, og folket kom igjen sammen, så de ikke engang kunne få seg mat.
OTB
Så gikk Han hjem, og igjen samlet en folkemengde seg, slik at Han og disiplene ikke engang kunne spise.
B1930
Og de kom hjem, og folket kom atter sammen, så de ikke engang kunde få sig mat.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 6:31

    And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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  • John 4:31–34

    In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

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  • 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.

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  • Mark 9:28

    And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

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  • Mark 7:17

    And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

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  • Luke 6:17

    And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judæa and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

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  • Mark 3:7

    But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,

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