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476 B
476 B
one of the boats, which was Simon's
"the boat belonging to Simon"
asked him to put it out in the water a short distance from the land
"asked Simon to move the boat farther from the shore"
he sat down and taught the people
Sitting was the normal position for a teacher.
taught the people out of the boat
"taught the people while he sat in the boat." Jesus was in the boat a short distance from the shore and he was speaking to the people who were on the shore.