So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.
- KJV And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
- NKJV So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.
- NASB And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him.
- NLT Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him.
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Quick answer
Jesus goes with Jairus while a large crowd presses around him.
Overview
Jesus responds to the father's need and moves toward the dying girl, the multitude thronging him. The pressing crowd sets the scene for the interruption by the bleeding woman. Mark weaves these two stories together to highlight Jesus' power and personal compassion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Mark 5:31His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
- Luke 7:6So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
- Mark 3:9–10Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- Mark 3:20Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
- Luke 19:3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
- Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 8:45“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
- Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Luke 8:42because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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