Mark 4:36
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After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
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And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Open source ↗In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground (Mar 4:1-9), with the exposition of it (Mar 4:10-20), and the application of it (Mar 4:21-25). II. The parable of the seed growing gradually, but insensibly (Mar 4:26-29). III. The parable of the grain of mustard-seed, and a general account of Christ's parables (Mar 4:30-34). IV. The miracle of Christ's sudden stilling a storm at sea (Mar 4:35-41).
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Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.