TSK · Luke 8:40

Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

The Call of the Disciples Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.

As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.