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A House Divided

Mark 3:20

In 9 translations

BSB
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.Literally Then He comes to a house
KJV
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
WEB
The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
ASV
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
LSV
And a multitude comes together again, so that they are not even able to eat bread;
YLT
And come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread;
DBY
And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread.
DRC
And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
GNV
And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read μηδὲ (“even”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μήτε (“nor”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ὁ (“the”); NA28, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἔρχεται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἔρχεται; Tregelles read ἔρχονται.
  • SBLGNT: ὁ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: μηδὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μηδὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read μήτε.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς οἶκον· καὶ συνέρχεται πάλιν ὁ ὄχλος, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς μηδὲ ἄρτον φαγεῖν.
RP2018
καὶ συνέρχεται πάλιν ὄχλος, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς μήτε ἄρτον φαγεῖν.
TR-Boyd
καὶ συνέρχεται πάλιν ὄχλος, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς μήτε ἄρτον φαγεῖν.
SCR1894
και συνερχεται παλιν οχλος ωστε μη δυνασθαι αυτους μητε αρτον φαγειν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 6:31And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
  • John 4:31–34Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?” Jesus explained,…
  • Mark 7:17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
  • Mark 3:7So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
  • Mark 3:9Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
  • Mark 9:28After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
  • Luke 6:17Then 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 sea coast of Tyre and Sidon.

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