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23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

Matthew 8:23

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  • 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. …

  • And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. …

  • And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

  • Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 23-27)

Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples (Matt. 8:18), that they should depart to the other side of the sea of Tiberias , into the country of Gadara, in the tribe of Gad, which lay east of Jordan; thither he would go to rescue a poor creature that was possessed with a legion of devils , though he foresaw how he should be affronted there. Now. 1. He chose to go by water. It had not been muc…

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