NET Bible
"Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him."
— Mark 3:9, NET Bible
“And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.”
“And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him: ”
“He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn't press on him.”
“And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.”
“And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;”
“And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.”
So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.
Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,
Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.
Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.
For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”
But he sternly ordered them not to make him known.