Jesus stops a storm

³⁵ On that same day, in the evening, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘We should go across the lake to the other side.’ ³⁶ So they went and left the crowd behind. Jesus was already in the boat. So the disciples took him across the lake. Some other boats also went with them. ³⁷ Then a strong wind began to blow across the lake. Water began to go into the boat and fill it. Soon the boat was almost going under the water. ³⁸ Jesus was in a comfortable place at the back of the boat. He was sleeping. The disciples woke him. They said to him, ‘Teacher, we will die here in the water! Please do something!’

³⁹ Jesus woke up and he spoke strongly to the wind and to the water. ‘Be quiet!’ he said. ‘Stop!’ Then the wind stopped and the water became quiet again.

⁴⁰ Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You should not be afraid like that. You should trust me.’

⁴¹ But the disciples became very afraid. They said to each other, ‘Who is this man? Even the wind and the water obey him.’