Luke 8:23

But as they were sailing, he fell asleep; and a driving storm of wind descended upon the lake, and they began to be swamped and began to be in a situation of pikuach nefesh (a matter of life and death).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22Now it came about on one of those yamim when he and his talmidim embarked into a sirah that he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched out.

24And they came and woke him up, saying, Adoneinu, Adoneinu, we are perishing! And having been awakened, he rebuked the wind and the rough waves, and the storm ceased. And all became calm. + 8:24 Ps 107:29

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Cross References

Psalms 44:23Yes, for Thy sake are we killed kol hayom; 1 we are counted as tzon (sheep) for the tivchah (slaughter). 1

Psalms 107:23They that go down to the yam in oniyot (ships), 1 that do business on mayim rabbim (great waters); 1

Psalms 148:8Eish, and barad; snow, and cloud; 1 stormy wind fulfilling His Devar: 1

Isaiah 54:11O thou afflicted one, tempest-tossed and unconsoled, 1 hinei, I will lay thy stones of glistening colors, 1 and lay thy yesod (foundation, i.e., figuratively of post-Exilic Jerusalemʼs foundation) with sapphires. 1

Acts 27:14After not much time a violent, typhoon force wind rushed down from Crete, the so called Euraquilo, the Northeaster.

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 →

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