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Mark 3:7
So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Mark 3:7 occurs immediately after the Pharisees and Herodians conspire to kill Jesus (Mark 3:6). Jesus departs with His disciples toward a shoreline, where a large crowd from Galilee and Judea follows Him.
The words — The Greek verb ἀνεχώρησεν (anechōrēsen) literally means "withdrew" or "departed" [G402]. It is linked with μετὰ (meta), specifying that He moved "with" His disciples.
The thread — Matthew 12:15 records Jesus withdrawing from a place while large crowds follow Him. Matthew 4:25 and Luke 6:17 similarly document crowds gathering from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, and surrounding regions to follow Jesus.
Why it lands — The text states that Jesus' relocation is a direct response to a lethal plot, not a voluntary spiritual seclusion. It requires readers to note that His physical movement does not diminish the crowd's pursuit but sets the stage for His continued public ministry.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Luke 6:17 Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
- Matthew 12:15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
- Joshua 20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- Matthew 10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Mark 1:39 So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
- Luke 6:12 In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Luke 23:5 But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
- John 11:53 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
- Joshua 21:32 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.