Matthew 8:23
Then he went in board a fishing-boat, his disciples accompanying him;
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
In Context
22"Follow me," Jesus said to him, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
24and behold, a sudden storm arose on the sea, so that the boat began to be buried by the waves.
Cross References
Matthew 9:1So he went on board, crossed the sea, and came to his own city.
Luke 7:22So he answered them. "Go your way, tell Johnwhat you have seen and heard. How the blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the proclamations of glad tidings.
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 →