Luke 8:22 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Luke 8:22
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
on
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
certain
μιᾷmia
G1520
one · adjective — dative singular feminine
day
ἡμερῶνhēmerōn
G2250
day · noun — genitive plural feminine
that
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
he
αὐτὸςautos
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
went
ἐνέβηenebē
G1684
to walk on · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
ship
πλοῖονploion
G4143
a sailer · noun — accusative singular neuter
with
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
his
αὐτοῦautou
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples
μαθηταὶmathētai
G3101
a learner · noun — nominative plural masculine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
said
εἶπενeipen
G2036
to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto
πρὸςpros
G4314
a preposition of direction · preposition
them
αὐτούς·autous
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
Let us go over
διέλθωμενdielthōmen
G1330
to traverse (literally) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural
unto
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the other side
πέρανperan
G4008
through (as adverb or preposition) · preposition
of the lake
λίμνης.limnēs
G3041
a pond (large or small) · noun — genitive singular feminine
And
καίkaí
G2532
and
forth
ἀνήχθησαν.anēchthēsan
G321
to lead up · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
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Cross-references
Matthew 8:23-27 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Mark 4:35-41 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
Mark 6:45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the…
Matthew 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes a…
Mark 8:13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
Luke 5:1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
Luke 8:23 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.
Mark 5:21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Luke 8:22-39
We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before - his power over the winds, and his power over the devils. See Mk. 4 and 5.
I. His power over the winds, those powers of the air that are so much a terror to men, especially upon sea, and occasion the death of such multitudes. Observe,
1. Christ ordered his disciples to put to sea, that he might show his glory upon the water, in stilling the waves, and might do an act of kindness to a poor possessed man on the other side the water: He went into a ship with his disciples, Luk 8:22. They that observe Christ's orders may assure themselves of his presence. If Christ sends his disciples, he goes with them. And…
how ye--in Mar 4:24, "what ye hear." The one implies the other. The precept is very weighty.
seemeth to have--or, "thinketh that he hath" (Margin). The "having" of Mat 13:12 (on which see), and this "thinking he hath," are not different. Hanging loosely on him, and not appropriated, it is and is not his.
Adam Clarke on Luke 8:22
Let us go over, etc. - See on Mat 8:24 (note), etc., and Mar 4:36-41 (note).
John Gill on Luke 8:22
Now it came to pass on a certain day,.... The same day at even, as Mark says, Mark 4:35 in which he delivered the parables of the sower, and of the seed cast into the ground, and of the grain of mustard seed:
that he went into a ship with his disciples; they following him into it, Matthew 8:23
and he said unto them, let us go over unto the other side of the lake; of Gennesaret, or sea of Galilee:
and they launched forth; into the sea; they set sail, and proceeded: this clause is omitted in the Syriac and Persic versions.
John Calvin on Luke 8:22-25
Luke 8:22-25
Matthew 8:23-27
Mark 4:35-41
Luke 8:22-25
23. And when he had entered into the ship, [535] his disciples followed him. 24. And, lo, there was a great swell in the sea, so that the ship was covered with the billows: and he was asleep. 25. And his disiples approached and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we perish. 26. And he saith to them, Why are you timid, O men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and there was a great calm. 27. But the men wondered, saying, What sort of man is this: for the winds and the sea obey him?
35. And the same day, when it was evening, he said to them, Let us cross to the opposite side. 36. And having sent away the m…
The Church Fathers
Our Lord therefore, who knew that He came upon earth for a divine mystery, having left His kinsfolk, went up into the ship.
When the disciples saw that all men received help from Christ, it seemed fitting that they themselves also should in turn rejoice in the benefits of Christ. For no one regards that which happens in the person of another equally with that to himself. The Lord therefore exposed the disciples to the sea and the winds, as it follows, Now it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a ship with his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.
We are also sailing on a voyage, not from one land to another but from earth to heaven. Let us prepare our power of reasoning as a pilot able to conduct us on high, and let us gather a crew obedient to it. Let us prepare a strong ship, the kind that the buffeting and discouragements of this life will not submerge, or the wind of false pretense raise up, but will be sleek and swift. If we prepare the ship, pilot and the crew in this way, we will sail with a favoring wind and draw to ourselves the Son of God, the true Pilot. He will not permit our ship to be overwhelmed, even if countless winds blow. He will rebuke the winds and the sea and will bring about a great calm in place of the tempest.
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Dictionary and topics
Trouble · .During the squall, when Jesus was asleep in the boat — .During the squall, when Jesus was asleep in the boat
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Jesus’ calming of the storm demonstrated his authority over nature and strongly indicated his deity, since God is master of the seas (see Pss 65:7; 89:9; 104:6-7; 107:23-32).
