King James Version
Mark 3:20 in the King James Version says “And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.”
Mark 3:20 · KJV
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. into: or, home
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. friends: or, kinsmen
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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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“cometh together”
G4905to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or (specially), cohabit (conjugally)
“again”
G3825(adverbially) anew, i.e., (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
“the multitude”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“so that”
G5620so too, i.e., thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
“not”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“they”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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