18. When Jesus noticed the crowd round him, he ordered his disciples to go to the other side of the lake.
19. A teacher of the Law came to him. “Teacher,” he said, “I am ready to go with you wherever you go.”
20. Jesus answered him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lie down and rest.”
21. Another man, who was a disciple, said, “Sir, first let me go back and bury my father.”
22. “Follow me,” Jesus answered, “and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23. Jesus got into a boat, and his disciples went with him.
24. Suddenly a fierce storm hit the lake, and the boat was in danger of sinking. But Jesus was asleep.
25. The disciples went to him and woke him up. “Save us, Lord!” they said. “We are about to die!”