16. “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.
17. For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.
18. Take care, then, how you hear. To anyone who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away.”
19. Then his mother and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
20. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.”
21. He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”
22. One day he got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So they set sail,
23. and while they were sailing he fell asleep. A squall blew over the lake, and they were taking in water and were in danger.
24. They came and woke him saying, “Master, master, we are perishing!” He awakened, rebuked the wind and the waves, and they subsided and there was a calm.
25. Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?” But they were filled with awe and amazed and said to one another, “Who then is this, who commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey him?”