“And he told.” Mark 3:9 is unusual because it has two subjunctive verbs in the same sentence. Some commentators suggest that in this case the first subjunctive should be understood as an imperative,^a the grammarian Daniel Wallace says that while rare, that is an acceptable understanding of the subjunctive in some circumstances. It makes sense in this verse.

“crush.” The Greek thlibō (#2346 θλίβω) is to press (as grapes), press hard upon.^b The versions are split between “press upon” and “crush,” but the people were already pressing upon him (v. 10). He wanted to be sure they did not crush him.