Luke 8:23

Luke 8:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
• New International Version (NIV)As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

Context of Luke 8:23

21But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do [it]. 22And it came to pass on one of the days, that he entered into a ship, himself and his disciples; and he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side of the lake; and they set off from shore. And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled [with water], and were in danger; 24and coming to [him] they woke him up, saying, Master, master, we perish. But he, rising up, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

Luke 8:23 word by word

πλεόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀφύπνωσεν, καὶ κατέβη λαῖλαψ ἀνέμου εἰς τὴν λίμνην, καὶ συνεπληροῦντο καὶ ἐκινδύνευον.Read the interlinear

• sailedπλέωpleō pleuō · to sailG4126
• windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• cameκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• lakeλίμνηlimnē · lakeG3041
• dangerκινδυνεύωkinduneuō · be in dangerG2793

Cross-references for Luke 8:23

• Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, [as in] the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, [and] pierced the monster?
• Hebrews 4:15For we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.
• Psalms 93:3The floods lifted up, O Jehovah, the floods lifted up their voice; the floods lifted up their roaring waves.
• Psalms 107:23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters,
• Psalms 124:2If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,
• Psalms 148:8Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;
• Isaiah 54:11[Thou] afflicted, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I will set thy stones in antimony, and lay thy foundations with sapphires;
• Acts 27:14But not long after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon.

Commentaries on Luke 8:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23There came down a storm of wind - and they - were in jeopardy - This is a parallel passage to that in Jonah 1:4. There was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken: the latter clause of which is thus translated by the Septuagint: , And the ship was in the utmost danger of being dashed to pieces. This is exactly the state of the disciples here; and it is remarkable that the very same word, , which we translate, were in jeopardy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 See this passage explained in the Matthew 8:23-34 notes, and Mark 5:1-20 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our deliverance. We may learn much out of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23A powerful windstorm came down on the lake. Severe storms often occur on the Sea of Galilee, which is in a valley surrounded by high hills.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. filled--literally, "were getting filled," that is, those who sailed; meaning that their ship was so. (See on Mt 8:28-34; and Mr 5:1-20). (See on Mt 9:18-26; and Mr 5:21-43).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:23

• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sleep
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Jesus Christ
• Lake
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Ships and Boats

Commentaries on Luke 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