⁸ Jesus and his disciples went away to the sea of Galilee. Many people went with Jesus. They came from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and from the other side of the Jordan River. And many more people came also, a great many from around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. They also had heard about the great works that Jesus had done.

⁹ Jesus saw that the crowd was very big. He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for him so that he would have more room.

¹⁰ He did this because he healed many people. All who were sick tried to touch him.