Matthew 8:23
Then Jesus got into a boat and his disciples went with him.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
In Context
22“Follow me! Leave the dead to bury their own dead,” Jesus replied.
24A violent storm suddenly blew up, and waves crashed over the boat, but Jesus went on sleeping.
Cross References
Matthew 9:1So Jesus took a boat back across the lake to the town where he lived.
Luke 7:22Jesus answered John's disciples, “Go and tell John what you've seen and heard. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers cured, the deaf hear, the dead raised back to life, the poor are told the good news.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:19-23
Christ's Answer to a Scribe and Another. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me;… Read the whole commentary →