Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
Parallel translations
- KJV Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
- BSB One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
- ESV One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,
- NKJV Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out.
- NASB Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
- NLT One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Matt 8:23–27When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
- Mark 4:35–41On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
- Mark 6:45Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.
- Luke 8:23But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.
- Luke 5:1Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
- Mark 8:13He left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side.
- Matt 14:22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
- Mark 5:21When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
- John 6:1After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
- Matt 8:18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
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