Matthew 8:18-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Following Jesus
18 When Jesus saw large crowds[a](A) around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.[b] 19 A scribe approached Him and said,(B) “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!”
20 Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man(C) has no place to lay His head.”
21 “Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”[c]
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Wind and Wave Obey the Master
23 As He got into the[d] boat,(D) His disciples(E) followed Him. 24 Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping. 25 So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!”
26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea.(F) And there was a great calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this?—even the winds and the sea obey(G) Him!”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 8:18 Other mss read saw a crowd
- Matthew 8:18 = Sea of Galilee
- Matthew 8:21 Not necessarily meaning his father was already dead
- Matthew 8:23 Other mss read to a
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