Luke 8:24

And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
him	προσελθόντες proselthontes	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
awoke	διήγειραν diēgeiran	G1326	to wake fully · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
saying	λέγοντες· legontes	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
Master	ἐπιστάτα epistata	G1988	an appointee over · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
master	ἐπιστάτα, epistata	G1988	an appointee over · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
perish	ἀπολλύμεθα. apollumetha	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively · verb — present middle indicative, 1st person plural
Then	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
arose	ἐγείρω egeírō	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively)
rebuked	ἐπετίμησεν epetimēsen	G2008	to tax upon · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
wind	ἀνέμῳ anemō	G417	wind · noun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
raging	κλύδωνι kludōni	G2830	a surge of the sea (literally or figuratively) · noun — dative singular masculine
water	ὕδατος. hudatos	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
ceased	ἐπαύσαντο, epausanto	G3973	to stop (transitively or intransitively) · verb — aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
was	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
calm	γαλήνη.¶ galēnē	G1055	tranquillity · noun — nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Psalms 107:25-29 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Luke 4:39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
Psalms 104:6-9 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Luke 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down th…
2 Corinthians 1:9-10 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
Psalms 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Jeremiah 5:22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decre…
Nahum 1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

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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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 8:23

JESUS CROSSING THE LAKE, STILLS THE STORM. (Luk 8:22-25) filled--literally, "were getting filled," that is, those who sailed; meaning that their ship was so.

Adam Clarke on Luke 8:23

There came down a storm of wind - and they - were in jeopardy - This is a parallel passage to that in Jon 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: και το πλοιον εκινδυνευε του συντριβηναι, 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, εκινδυνευον, which we translate, were in jeopardy, is used by the evangelist, which is found in the Greek version above quoted. The word jeopardy, an inexpressive French term, and utterly unfit for the place which it now occupies, is properly…

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John Gill on Luke 8:24

And they came to him, and awoke him,.... That is, the disciples came from some part of the ship, to the hinder part of it, where Christ was asleep; and by their shrieks and cries, and repeated vociferations, awaked him out of sleep: saying, Master, Master, we perish. The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, only read "master", without a repetition of the word, as in Matthew and Mark; but the Syriac and Persic versions repeat it, and render the words, "our master, our master"; See Gill on Matthew 8:25. Then he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm; See Gill on Matthew 8:26.

The Church Fathers

Hence when their great danger had driven them into intolerable fear, having no other hope of safety but the Lord of power Himself, they awoke Him. It follows, And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, we perish.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

They approached and woke Him up, saying: Master, we are perishing! The disciples awaken the Lord to prevent them from perishing due to the savagery of the waves while He sleeps, for they who had seen His death sought His resurrection with the greatest of desires, so that if He were to linger longer in the sleep of the flesh, their minds would perish forever in spiritual death. Hence, it rightly follows:
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

You must remember that no one can pass from the course of this life without temptations, for temptation is the trial of faith. We are therefore subject to the storms of spiritual wickedness, but as watchful sailors we must awake the Pilot, who does not obey but commands the winds, who although He now no longer sleeps in the sleep of His own body, yet let us beware, lest through the sleep of our bodies He is to us asleep and at rest. But they are rightly reproved who feared, when Christ was present; since he surely who clings to Him can in no wise perish.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Master · 14:45; — 14:45;
Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena · 9:7;26:7,8,11;27:20,21;28:24-27;29:19;36:27-33;37:6-22;38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37; — 9:7;26:7,8,11;27:20,21;28:24-27;29:19;36:27-33;37:6-22;38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37;
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).

Luke 8:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:22-39

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 8:23

Adam Clarke on Luke 8:23

John Gill on Luke 8:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 8:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:22-39

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 8:23

Adam Clarke on Luke 8:23

John Gill on Luke 8:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 8:22-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 8:24