Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. The departure across the Sea of Galilee is not retreat from the crowds but movement toward the Gentile territories on the other side. The disciples encounter storms on the way; Jesus encounters demoniacs on the other shore. The crossing that the disciples barely survive in the storm is the crossing that the possessed men barely survive in their isolation. Jesus moves toward both the disciples' fear and the demoniacs' desperation.

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