# Connecting Statement:

As Jesus and his disciples take a boat to escape the crowds of people, a great storm arises. His disciples are afraid when they see that even the wind and the sea obey Jesus.

# he said to them

"Jesus said to his disciples"

# the other side

"the other side of the Sea of Galilee" or "the other side of the sea"

# a violent windstorm arose

Here "arose" is an idiom for "began." AT: "a violent windstorm began" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the boat was almost full of water

It may be helpful to state that the boat was filling up with water. AT: "the boat was in danger of being filled with water" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]