Matthew 8:23

And when Jesus entered the ship, his disciples embarked with him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22But Jesus said to him: Follow thou me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.

24And lo, a great commotion arose in the sea, so that the vessel was covered by the waves. But Jesus was asleep:

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Cross References

Matthew 9:1And he entered the ship, and passed over and came to his own city.

Luke 7:22And Jesus replied, and said to them: Go ye, and tell John all that ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead arise, and to the poor good news is proclaimed:

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 →

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