τὸ
πλοῖον
] the boat standing ready to convey them over, Mat_8:18.
οἱ
μαθηταί
] not the Twelve in contrast to the multitude, Mat_8:18 (Fritzsche), which is forbidden by Mat_9:9, but His disciples generally, who, as appears from the context, are in the present instance those who had joined themselves more closely to Him, and were following Him, as the scribe also of Mat_8:19 and the person indicated in Mat_8:21 had declared their willingness to do.