Mark 3:9

Easy To Read Version

Jesus saw the many people. So he told his followers to get a small boat and make it ready for him. Jesus wanted the boat so that the many, many people would not push against him.

Cross References

Matthew 15:39

After they ate, Jesus told the people they could go home. Jesus got into the boat and went to the area of Magadan.

Mark 4:1

Another time Jesus began teaching by the lake. Many, many people gathered around Jesus. So Jesus got into a boat and went out on the lake. All the people stayed on the shore next to the water.

Mark 4:36

Jesus and the followers left the people there. They went in the same boat that Jesus was already sitting in. There were also other boats with them.

Mark 5:2

When Jesus got out of the boat, a man came to him from the caves where dead people are buried. This man had an evil spirit \{from the devil\} living inside of him.

Mark 5:30

And Jesus felt power go out from him. So he stopped and turned around. Then he asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

Mark 6:32

So Jesus and his followers went away alone. They went in a boat to a place where there were no people.

Luke 5:1

Jesus stood beside Lake Gennesaret (Galilee). Many people pushed to get all around him. They wanted to hear the teachings of God.

Luke 5:3

Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon. {\cf2\super [86]} Jesus asked Simon to push off a little from the shore. Then Jesus sat down in the boat and taught the people on the shore.

John 6:15

Jesus knew that the people wanted him to become king. The people planned to come get Jesus and make him their king. So Jesus left and went into the hills alone.