7. Jesus left with his followers for the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed him.
8. Also many people came from Judea, from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from the lands across the Jordan River, and from the area of Tyre and Sidon. When they heard what Jesus was doing, many people came to him.
9. When Jesus saw the crowds, he told his followers to get a boat ready for him to keep people from crowding against him.
10. He had healed many people, so all the sick were pushing toward him to touch him.
11. When evil spirits saw Jesus, they fell down before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!”
12. But Jesus strongly warned them not to tell who he was.
13. Then Jesus went up on a mountain and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.