King James Version
Mark 3:7 in the King James Version says “But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Juda...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,”
Mark 3:7 · KJV
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. hardness: or, blindness
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
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.
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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“But”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“him”
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
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“But”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“a great”
G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“followed”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“him”
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
“But”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
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