Matthew 8:25

Matthew 8:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
• New International Version (NIV)The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they went and woke him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

Context of Matthew 8:25

23When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. 24Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. 27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Matthew 8:25 word by word

καὶ προσελθόντες ἤγειραν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· κύριε, σῶσον ἀπολλύμεθα.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• wentπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• wokeἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• save usσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• We are perishingἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622

Cross-references for Matthew 8:25

• Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
• Psalms 44:22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Mark 4:38But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
• Luke 8:24The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
• 2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
• Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

Commentaries on Matthew 8:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And his disciples - The disciples. In the common printed editions, as well as in our translation, it is His disciples, but , his, is omitted by the very best MSS., and by Bengel, Wetstein, and Griesbach. This is a matter of very small importance, and need not be noticed; only every translator and commentator should aim, to the uttermost of his knowledge and power, to give every particle of the language of the inspired penman that can be expressed, and to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Save us - Save our lives. We perish - We are in danger of perishing. This showed great confidence in the Saviour. It shows, also, where sinners and Christians should always go who feel that they are in danger of perishing. There is none that can save from the storms of divine wrath but the Son of God.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to trust in and pray to, who knows what it is to be on the water, and to be in storms there. Those who are passing with Christ over the ocean of this world, must expect storms. His human nature, like to ours in every thing but sin, was wearied, and he slept at this time to try the faith of his disciples. They, in their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27This story continues the theme of true discipleship. In the storm, the disciples had to trust Jesus with their very lives for safety and rescue. Jesus showed that he even has authority over dangerous weather and the sea (see Job 38:8–11; Psalms 29; 65:1–13; 89:9; 107:23–32).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Apostles
• Doubting
• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Miracles
• Sea
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Galilee, Sea of
• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak
• Torment
• Beth-Horon, the Battle of

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings