6          Be ready to move

8:19-20

. . . Foxes have holes

 

8:19-20 And approaching one scribe said to him; Teacher I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go. And says to

him Jesus; The foxes holes  having and the birds of the heaven nests but the Son of man has not where the head he may lay.

 

7.         Leave excuses

8:21-22

..Bury my father

 

8:21 And another of the disciples said to  him, Lord, allow me first to go away and bury the father of me. 22 But Jesus says to him, Follow thou

me and leave the dead  to bury of themselves dead. (Note: no present participle because disciple wants to delay involvement

 

8.         .Follow

8:23

. . . Embark on ship

 

8:23 And embarking him in the ship

followed him the disciples of him.

 

9.         Trust

8:24-27

. . . He rebuked the winds

 

8:24 And behold storm a great there was in the sea, so as the ship to be enveloped by the waves; but he was sleeping. 25 and approaching they roused him saying Lord save we are perishing. 26 And he says to

them; why fearful are ye. little-faith? Then rising he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was calm a great. 27 And the men marvelled saying Of what sort is this man that even the winds and the sea him obey?