Matthew 8:24

²² But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

²³ When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.

²⁵ The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

²⁶ “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
KJV: And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
WEB: Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
ASV: And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
DARBY: and behold, [the water] became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but *he* slept.
BLB: And behold, a great storm arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but He Himself was sleeping.

ÅB: Og det ble en så stor storm på sjøen at bølgene gikk over båten. Men Jesus sov.
OTB: Plutselig oppsto det en voldsom storm på sjøen, så båten ble dekket av bølgene; men Jesus sov.
B1930: Og se, det blev en stor storm på sjøen, så at båten skjultes av bølgene; men han sov.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.
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Mark 4:37–38
Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
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Psalms 107:23–27
Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
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Jonah 1:4–5
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.
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Acts 27:14–38
But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
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John 6:17–18
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
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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.
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2 Corinthians 11:25–26
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.
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