15SoJesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force1to make Him king, 2withdrewagain to 3the mountain by Himselfalone.
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Nowwheneveningcame, His 4discipleswentdown to the sea,
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and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea5to Capernaum. It had alreadybecomedark, and Jesus had not yetcome to them.
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The sea began to be stirred up because a strongwind was blowing.
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Then, when they had rowedaboutthree*or four miles, they sawJesuswalking on the sea and drawingnear to the boat; and they were frightened.
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But He said to them, "It is I; 6do not be afraid."
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So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
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The nextday7the crowd that stood on the otherside of the seasaw that there was noothersmallboatthere, exceptone, and that Jesus8had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had goneawayalone.
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There cameothersmallboats from 9Tiberiasnear to the placewhere they ate the bread after the 10Lord11had giventhanks.
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Sowhen the crowdsaw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselvesgot into the smallboats, and 12came to CapernaumseekingJesus.
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When they found Him on the otherside of the sea, they said to Him, "13Rabbi, when did You gethere?"