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18 Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
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When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.
19 And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
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Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
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Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
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But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.
24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
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Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 And they went and woke him, saying, "Save, Lord; we are perishing."
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The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
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He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27 And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"
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The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
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