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7 Jesus left with his disciples and went to the lake. A large crowd followed him because they had heard what he was doing. They were from Galilee,
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Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him;
8 Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the area surrounding Tyre and Sidon.
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hearing all that he was doing, they came to him in great numbers from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the region around Tyre and Sidon.
9 Jesus told his disciples to get a small boat ready for him so the crowd wouldn't crush him.
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He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him;