“And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.”
When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake — the return to the Jewish side of the lake is marked by the immediate gathering of a large crowd, in contrast to the Gerasene community that asked Jesus to leave. The lake crossing is the transition between the Gentile mission of chapter 5's first half and the Jewish ministry of its second half. The structural parallel between the two halves of chapter 5 is deliberate: a healing on each side of the lake, a restoration to community in each case, different responses from the surrounding communities.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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