Mark 3:8
6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
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- BSB
- Jerusalem, 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.
- KJV
- And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
- WEB
- from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
- ASV
- and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him.
- DARBY
- and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.
- BLB
- and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, having heard how much He was doing, came to Him.
- ÅB
- og fra Jerusalem og fra Idumea og fra landet på andre siden av Jordan og omkring Tyrus og Sidon kom de til ham, en stor mengde, da de hørte hvor store gjerninger han gjorde.
- OTB
- Da de hørte om alt Han gjorde, kom et stort antall mennesker til Ham fra Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, bortenfor Jordan, og området rundt Tyrus og Sidon.
- B1930
- og fra Jerusalem og fra Idumea og fra landet på hin side Jordan og omkring Tyrus og Sidon kom de til ham, en stor mengde, da de hørte hvor store gjerninger han gjorde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 35:15
As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Read in contextMatthew 11:21
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Read in contextIsaiah 34:5
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:5
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Read in contextJoshua 13:8–14
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
Read in contextJoshua 19:28–29
And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
Read in contextIsaiah 23:1–18
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Read in contextPsalms 45:12
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
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