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

21He answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do what God’s word says.” 22One day Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He said to them, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they started out. As they were sailing along, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm came across the lake. The boat was taking on water, and they were in danger. 24They went to him, woke him up, and said, “Master! Master! We’re going to die!” Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to stop. The wind stopped, and the sea became calm. 25He asked them, “Where is your faith?” Frightened and amazed, they asked each other, “Who is this man? He gives orders to the wind 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

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 44:23Wake up! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Awake! Do not reject us forever!
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Lord! Wake up as you did in days long past, as in generations long ago. Didn’t you cut Rahab into pieces and stab the serpent?
• Hebrews 4:15We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn’t sin.
• Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
• Psalms 107:23Those who sail on the sea in ships, who do business on the high seas,
• Psalms 124:2“If the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,
• Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and fog, strong winds that obey his commands,
• Isaiah 54:11“You suffering, comfortless, storm-ravaged city! I will rebuild your city with precious stones. I will reset your foundations with sapphires.
• Acts 27:14Soon a powerful wind (called a northeaster) blew from 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