Matthew 8:24

Matthew 8:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
• New International Version (NIV)Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

Context of Matthew 8:24

22But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” 23As 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. 25So the disciples came and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!” 26He 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.

Matthew 8:24 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον καλύπτεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκάθευδεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• there aroseγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• tempestσεισμόςseismos · earthquakeG4578
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the seaὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• insomuch thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• was coveredκαλύπτωkaluptō · to coverG2572
• withὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the wavesκῦμαkuma · a waveG2949
• butδέde · thenG1161
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• was asleepκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518

Cross-references for Matthew 8:24

• Psalms 107:23Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast water.
• Isaiah 54:11“Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted, I will set your stones in black mortar, and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli.
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.
• Mark 4:37A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped.
• Acts 27:14But before long, a fierce wind called the “northeaster” rushed down from the island.
• 2 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the open sea.
• Luke 8:23and as they were sailing he fell asleep. Then a fierce windstorm came down on the lake; they were being swamped and were in danger.
• John 6:17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.
• John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Arose a great tempest in the sea - Probably excited by Satan, the prince of the power of the air, who, having got the author and all the preachers of the Gospel together in a small vessel, thought by drowning it, to defeat the purposes of God, and thus to prevent the salvation of a ruined world. What a noble opportunity must this have appeared to the enemy of the human race!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24A great tempest - A violent storm; or a “wind” so strong as to endanger their lives. This lake was subject to sudden squalls. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. ii. p. 59) says: “Small as the lake is, and placid, in general, as a molten mirror, I have repeatedly seen it quiver, and leap, and boil like a caldron, when driven by fierce winds from the eastern mountains.” The ship was covered with the waves - The billows dashed against the ship Mark…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. 24A fierce storm came upon the lake. Sudden strong winds are common on the Sea of Galilee since mountains surround it.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:24

• Doubting
• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Miracles
• Rest
• Sea
• Sleep
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Galilee, Sea of
• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak
• Torment

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