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 Living Translation (NLT)Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

Context of Matthew 8:24

22But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” 23Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. 25Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose 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 107:23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,
• Isaiah 54:11“O you afflicted one, Tossed with tempest, and not comforted, Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, And lay your foundations with sapphires.
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.
• Mark 4:37And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
• Acts 27:14But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon.
• 2 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep;
• Luke 8:23But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.
• John 6:17got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
• John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha and 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