²⁴ And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but ^(A)he was asleep.

⁷ As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out ^(A)into the wilderness to see? ^(B)A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁴ but the boat by this time was a long way^[a] from the land,^[b] beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.

²⁴ When John's messengers had gone, Jesus^[a] began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out ^(A)into the wilderness to see? ^(B)A reed shaken by the wind?

¹⁴ And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but ^(A)as they go on their way they are choked by the ^(B)cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.