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Then he got in the boat, his disciples with him.
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The next thing they knew, they were in a severe storm. Waves were crashing into the boat - and he was sound asleep!
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They roused him, pleading, "Master, save us! We're going down!"
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Jesus reprimanded them. "Why are you such cowards, such faint-hearts?" Then he stood up and told the wind to be silent, the sea to quiet down: "Silence!" The sea became smooth as glass.
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The men rubbed their eyes, astonished. "What's going on here? Wind and sea come to heel at his command!"
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