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Matthew 8:24
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus and His disciples are in a boat on the sea immediately after boarding, at the exact moment a violent storm strikes and begins engulfing the vessel.
The words — ἰδοὺ (idou) signals a sudden, striking occurrence, while σεισμὸς (seismos) literally denotes a violent shaking or storm that violently agitates the sea.
The thread — This storm-at-sea sequence appears in Luke 8:23, where a windstorm swamps the boat, parallels Jonah 1:4 where the LORD hurls a violent storm upon the sea, and aligns with the broader maritime peril described in Psalms 107:23.
Why it lands — The text juxtaposes the disciples' imminent destruction with Jesus' untroubled sleep, requiring the reader to observe the contrast between human panic and divine composure amid chaos.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Cross-references
- Luke 8:23 As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
- Psalms 107:23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
- Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
- Mark 4:37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
- Acts 27:14 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
- Isaiah 54:11 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- John 6:17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
- John 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
- John 11:15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”