this case following Christ would involve the disciples providing the boat and also rowing the boat. Following Christ always involves effort and sacrifice. It is not devotion if these things are not present. “And there were also with him other little ships” (Mark 4:36). Two Greek words are used to describe the ships (today we call such vessels boats, not ships; we save the name “ship” for large ocean-going vessels) that went across the sea at this time. In our text is
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