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Matthew 8:23–27

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Jesus Calms a Storm

23aAnd when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

24And behold, there arose 1a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was sleeping.

25And they came to Him and got Him up, saying, “aSave us, Lord; we are perishing!”

26And He *said to them, “Why are you so cowardly, ayou men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and 1it became perfectly calm.

27And the men marveled, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit a shaking
  2. *Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.
  3. 1Lit a great calm occurred

Cross references

  1. aMatt 8:23–27: Mark 4:36–41; Luke 8:22–25
  2. aMatt 8:2; 9:18
  3. aMatt 6:30; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves—but Jesus kept sleeping. So the disciples came and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!”

He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.

The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep. And they came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm. And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!