17. so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:He Himself took our weaknessesand carried our diseases.
18. When Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.
19. A scribe approached Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go! ”
20. Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21. “Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”
22. But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23. As He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24. Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping.