Jesus told His disciples to have a small boat ready and waiting for Him because of the pressing throng, so that the crowd would not crush Him as they pressed forward.
Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.
OJBAnd he said to his talmidim that a sirah (boat) should stand ready for him, lest the multitude might crush him.
TCENTThen he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd would not crush him.
T4T[3:9–10]Because he had healed many people, many other people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him they would come well. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him to get in and teach from it. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him when they pushed forward to touch him.