When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
- KJV And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
- NKJV Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.
- NASB When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
- NLT Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples.
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Quick answer
Jesus and his disciples get into a boat to cross the sea. This simple act of following him leads straight into the testing storm.
Overview
Matthew presents the disciples doing exactly what disciples do, following Jesus into the boat. Yet obedience to Christ leads them into danger, not away from it. The scene reminds us that following Jesus does not exempt his people from trials, but places them with him in the midst of them.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Luke 8:22–25One 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.
- Mark 4:36–41After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
- Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Matt 9:1Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.
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Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'
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