Calming of a Storm

23 And as[a] he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep. 25 And they came and[b] woke him, saying, “Lord, save us![c] We are perishing!” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and[d] rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm. 27 And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:23 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 8:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 8:25 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Matthew 8:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb

Wind and Wave Obey the Master

23 As He got into the[a] boat,(A) His disciples(B) 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.(C) 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(D) Him!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:23 Other mss read to a