³³ Jesus used many ·stories [parables] like these to teach the crowd God’s ·message [word]—as much as they could ·understand [hear]. ³⁴ He always used ·stories [parables] to teach them. But when he and his ·followers [disciples] were alone, Jesus explained everything to them.

Jesus Calms a Storm^(A)

³⁵ That evening, Jesus said to ·his followers [^Lthem], “Let’s go across the lake.”