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Mark 5:24
So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus departs with Jairus immediately after Jairus pleads for his dying daughter. A large crowd follows and presses tightly around Jesus as they travel.
The words — The Greek ἠκολούθει (ēkolouthei) translates literally to "was following," and ὄχλος (ochlos) denotes "a crowd." These terms describe the continuous, dense movement of the multitudes behind Jesus.
The thread — The same crowd dynamics appear in Mark 3:9 and Mark 3:20, where crowds gather so densely that Jesus must prepare a boat or cannot eat. Mark 5:31 later notes the disciples observing this same pressing crowd.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that Jesus’ obedience to a single plea occurs amid overwhelming public pressure. It demands attention to how divine action proceeds without pausing for the crowd’s interference.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
Cross-references
- Mark 5:31 His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
- Mark 3:9 Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- Mark 3:20 Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
- Luke 7:6 So 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.
- Luke 8:42 because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
- Luke 8:45 “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
- Luke 12:1 In 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 19:3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
- Acts 10:38 how 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.