So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged 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.
- BSB So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around 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 said to him, “You see the multitude pressing against you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
- Luke 7:6Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
- Mark 3:9–10He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.
- Mark 3:20The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
- Luke 19:3He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.
- Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 8:45Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes press and jostle you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
- Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Luke 8:42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the multitudes pressed against 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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