³³ The whole town gathered at the door,

² They gathered in such large numbers^(A) that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.

⁹ Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.

³¹ Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,^(A) he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”