Luke 8:24

And, coming near, they roused him up, saying—Master! Master! we perish! And, he, roused up, rebuked the wind, and the surging of the water; and they ceased, and it became a calm.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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 water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

In Context

23Now, as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And there came down a hurricane of wind upon the lake, and they began to be filled, and to be in peril.

25And he said unto them—Where was your faith? But, struck with fear, they marvelled, saying one to another—Who then is, this,—that, even unto the winds, he giveth orders, and unto the water, and they hearken unto him.

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Cross References

Psalms 65:7Who stilleth, The noise of the seas, The noise of their rolling waves, and The tumult of races of men?

Psalms 104:6With the resounding deep—as a garment, hast thou covered it, Above the mountains, stand the waters;

Psalms 116:3The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;

Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, When I came in, was there no one? When I called, was there none to answer? Is mine own hand, really shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or is there not, in me, strength to deliver? Lo! by my rebuke, I dry up the sea I make rivers a desert, Their fish Stinketh, for want of water, Yea dieth, for thirst:

Lamentations 3:54Waters, flowed over, my head, I said, I am cut off!

Matthew 14:30But, seeing the wind, he was affrighted, and, beginning to sink, 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 →

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