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

21Jesus replied, ‘I will tell you who my mother and brothers really are. My mother and my brothers are those people who hear God's message and do what he wants.’ 22One day, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples. He said to them, ‘We should go across to the other side of the lake.’ So they started to cross the lake. While they sailed in the boat, Jesus began to sleep. Then a strong wind started to blow across the lake. Water began to fill the boat and they were in danger. 24So the disciples went to Jesus and they woke him. ‘Master, master, we will die here in the water!’ they said. Then Jesus got up and he spoke strongly to the wind and to the water. ‘Stop!’ he said. The wind stopped immediately and the water became flat. 25Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Why do you not believe in me?’ All this frightened the disciples and they were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Who is this man? He even tells the wind and the water what to do. He speaks 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• as theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sailedπλέωpleō pleuō · to sailG4126
• he fell asleepἀφυπνόωaphupnoō · to fall sleepG879
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• there came downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• a stormλαῖλαψlailaps · stormG2978
• of windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the lakeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lakeλίμνηlimnē · lakeG3041
• they were filledσυμπληρόωsumplēroō · to (ful)fillG4845
• were in jeopardyκινδυνεύωkinduneuō · be in dangerG2793

Cross-references for Luke 8:23

• Psalms 44:23Lord, do something! Why are you sleeping? Wake up! Do not turn away from us for ever!
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up, Lord! Get ready to show your strength! Do great things, as you did in past days, when our ancestors were alive. Remember how you cut the monster, Rahab, into pieces.
• Hebrews 4:15Jesus, our great priest understands us. He knows how weak we are. He knows that we sometimes want to do wrong things. The Devil tried to make him do all those same kinds of wrong things. But Jesus never did anything wrong.
• Psalms 93:3The floods of water have risen up, Lord. They have risen with a loud noise. Their waves beat against the land.
• Psalms 107:23Some people were traders who travelled far across the sea in ships.
• Psalms 124:2‘If the Lord was not fighting for us when men attacked us,
• Psalms 148:8Praise him, fire and hail, snow and clouds. Praise him, wind and storm, as you obey his commands.
• Isaiah 54:11‘My city, enemies attacked you, like a strong storm. Nobody was there to help you. Look! Now I will use beautiful jewels to build you again. I will build your foundation with blue sapphires.
• Acts 27:14But soon a very strong wind began to blow. This wind blew from the north-east and it blew strongly across the island.

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
• Jeopard; Jeopardy
• Jesus Christ
• Lake
• Luke, the Gospel of

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