Focused Passage

Mark 3:7-12

The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God

Mark 3 moves from Sabbath mercy rejected by hardened leaders, to crowds drawn by Jesus' power, to the appointment of the Twelve, to escalating accusations from family and scribes, and finally to Jesus' declaration that his true family consists of those who do God's will.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7So 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.

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.

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Verse 7

Cross-references

Matthew 4:23BSB references Luke 6:17BSB references Mark 7:24Classic cross-references Mark 6:31Classic cross-references Matthew 12:15Classic cross-references Matthew 4:25Classic cross-references

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[So]ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwithdrewἀνεχώρησενG402Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionaccompanied byἠκολούθησενG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara largeπολὺG4183Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularcrowdπλῆθοςG4128Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-ἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularJudeaἸουδαίαςG2449Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Ezekiel 35:15Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:5Classic cross-references Isaiah 34:5Classic cross-references Matthew 11:21Classic cross-references

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-καὶG2532Conjunction-ἀπὸG575PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνG2414Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction-ἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularIdumeaἸδουμαίαςG2401Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionthe region beyondπέρανG4008PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularJordanἸορδάνουG2446Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthe vicinity ofπερὶG4012PrepositionTyreΤύρονG5184Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSidonΣιδῶναG4605Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[The] largeπολύG4183Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularcrowdπλῆθοςG4128Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularcameἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwhen they heardἀκούοντεςG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralwhat great thingsὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHe was doingἐποίει*G4160Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Luke 5:1Classic cross-references Mark 4:36Classic cross-references

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-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] askedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine PluraltoἵναG2443Conjunction{have} a boatπλοιάριονG4142Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularreadyπροσκαρτερῇG4342Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularfor HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunction-διὰG1223PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλονG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbwould not crushθλίβωσινG2346Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Luke 6:19Classic cross-references Mark 5:29Classic cross-references Mark 6:56Classic cross-references Matthew 4:23Classic cross-references Luke 4:40Classic cross-references

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionHe had healedἐθεράπευσενG2323Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularso manyπολλοὺςG4183Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralthatὥστεG5620ConjunctionallὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho hadεἶχονG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraldiseasesμάστιγαςG3148Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralwere pressing forwardἐπιπίπτεινG1968Verb - Present Infinitive Active-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctiontouchἅψωνταιG680Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Luke 4:41Classic cross-references Luke 8:28Classic cross-references Mark 1:23Classic cross-references James 2:19Classic cross-references Matthew 4:3Classic cross-references

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And whenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluraluncleanἀκάθαρταG169Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralspiritsπνεύματαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural-ὅτανG3752ConjunctionsawἐθεώρουνG2334Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthey fell down beforeπροσέπιπτονG4363Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctioncried outἔκραζονG2896Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-λέγονταG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Matthew 12:16Classic cross-references Mark 1:25Classic cross-references Mark 1:34Classic cross-references Mark 7:36Classic cross-references Matthew 8:4Classic cross-references

Original words

ButκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe warnedἐπετίμαG2008Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralsternlyπολλὰG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralnotμὴG3361AdverbtoἵναG2443ConjunctionmakeποιήσωσινG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularknownφανερὸνG5318Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular

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