Mark 3 · Verse 8

Mark 3:8

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Mark 3:8, King James Version

Mark 3:8 in other translations

BSBJerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
WEBfrom Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
ASVand from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him.
YLTand from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon--a great multitude--having heard how great things he was doing, came unto him.
DARBYand from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.
BBEAnd from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
WebsterAnd from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came to him.

What does Mark 3:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Tyre - Sidon, etc. - See Mat 11:21. When they had heard what great things he did, came unto him - So, if Christ be persecuted and abandoned by the wicked, there are a multitude of pious souls who earnestly seek and follow him. He who labors for God will always find more than he loses, in the midst of all his contradictions and persecutions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 3:6-12

All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or the making them blessings to us, was purchased to us by the blood of Christ. But the plagues and diseases of our souls, of our hearts, are chiefly to be dreaded; and He can heal them also by a word. May more and more press to Christ to be healed of these plagues, and to be delivered from the enemies of their souls.

Read the full comment on Mark 3:6-12 →

Mark 3:8 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπὸapofromG575
ἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnJerusalemG2414
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπὸapofromG575
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ἸδουμαίαςIdoumaiasIdumeaG2401
καὶkaiandG2532
πέρανperanbeyondG4008
τοῦtoutheG3588
ἸορδάνουIordanouJordanG2446
καὶkaiandG2532
περὶperiaroundG4012
ΤύρονTuronTyreG5184
καὶkaiandG2532
Σιδῶνα,SidōnaSidon,G4605
πλῆθοςplēthosA multitudeG4128
πολὺpolugreatG4183
ἀκούοντεςakouonteshaving heardG191
ὅσαhosaas much asG3745
ἐποίειepoieiHe was doingG4160
ἦλθονēlthoncameG2064
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτόν.¶autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 3:8

  • Ezekiel 35:15

    As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Matthew 11:21

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Isaiah 34:5

    For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

  • Ezekiel 36:5

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

  • Joshua 13:8-14

    With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them; From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; …

  • Joshua 19:28-29

    And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

  • Isaiah 23:1-18

    The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. …

  • Psalms 45:12

    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

  • Psalms 87:4

    I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

  • Numbers 32:33-38

    And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. …

  • Ezekiel 26:1-21

    And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. …

  • Malachi 1:2-4

    I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Idumea.
Isa 34:5; Eze 35:15; 36:5; Mal 1:2-4
Edom. beyond.
Nu 32:33-38; Jos 13:8-14
Tyre.
7:24,31; Jos 19:28,29; Ps 45:12; 87:4; Isa 23:1-18; Eze 26:1-28:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 3:7

    But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

  • Mark 3:8

    And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

  • Mark 3:9

    And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

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Mark 3:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de Jerusalem, y de Idumea, y de la otra parte del Jordán. Y los de alrededor de Tiro y de Sidón, grande multitud, oyendo cuán grandes cosas hacía, vinieron á él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et de Jérusalem, et de l’Idumée, et de par-delà le Jourdain. Et ceux des environs de Tyr et de Sidon, une grande multitude, ayant entendu les choses qu’il faisait, vinrent vers lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und von Jerusalem und von Idumäa und von jenseit des Jordan; und die um Tyrus und Sidon, eine große Menge, als sie gehört hatten, wie vieles er tat, kamen zu ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et ab Jerosolymis, et ab Idumæa, et trans Jordanem: et qui circa Tyrum et Sidonem multitudo magna, audientes quæ faciebat, venerunt ad eum.