10. Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What is this you’ve done? ” The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence, because he had told them.
11. So they said to him, “What should we do to you to calm this sea that’s against us? ” For the sea was getting worse and worse.
12. He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so it may quiet down for you, for I know that I’m to blame for this violent storm that is against you.”
13. Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn’t because the sea was raging against them more and more.