“And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.”
Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him — the detail just as he was communicates the immediacy of departure: Jesus is not transported in a specially prepared vessel but taken as he is, presumably still sitting in the teaching boat. The other boats with him are mentioned only here and serve to establish that the miracle had multiple witnesses beyond the twelve. They are not mentioned again after the storm, which suggests they turned back or were not significantly affected.
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