Luke 8:24
And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! And he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the surging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.
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Psalms 65:7Thou stillest the roar of the sea, The roar of its waves, And the tumult of the nations.
Psalms 104:6Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!
Psalms 116:3The snares of death encompassed me, And the pains of the underworld seized upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was no man at hand? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, And make the rivers a desert. Their fish putrefy for want of water, And die with thirst.
Lamentations 3:54Waters flow over my head; I say, “I am undone!”
Matthew 14:30But seeing the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:23-40
Christ's Power over the Winds; Christ's Power over the Devils. 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the… Read the whole commentary →