Matthew 8:23-27 - Calming Of A Storm

Matthew 8:23-27

23 And when He entered a boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 Suddenly a violent storm came up over the lake, so that [huge] waves began to overwhelm the boat. But Jesus was sleeping [through it all]. 25 His disciples came and awoke Him, shouting, "Lord, save us, we are sinking!"

26 And He called to them, "Why are you [so] afraid? You have such little faith!" Then He stood up and sternly commanded the wind and the waves, and they became very calm.

27 The men [on board the boat] marveled, saying, "What kind of a man is this, that even the wind and waves obey Him?"

Mark 4:35-41

35 When evening came that day He said to the disciples, "Let us go over to the other side [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee]." 36 And leaving the crowd, the disciples took Him in their boat just the way He was [i.e., this probably means without His making provision for the trip]. They were accompanied by other boats also. 37 [Then] a violent windstorm arose [on the lake] and huge waves began splashing into the boat until it began to fill with water. 38 Jesus was sleeping on a pillow in the stern of the boat. They awakened Him, shouting, "Teacher, do you not care that we are sinking?"

39 He [immediately] awoke and spoke sternly to the wind and called out to the water, "Be peaceful and still." [Immediately] the wind stopped blowing and a great calm came over the water. 40 And He said to His disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you not still have [any] faith?"

41 And they were extremely afraid, and said to one another, "Who can this man be that even the wind and water obey him?"

Luke 8:22-25

22 Now it happened on one of those days that Jesus entered a boat with His disciples. He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side" [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee]; so they launched out. 23 But while they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A windstorm blew down on the lake and [the boat] began filling with water so they were in great danger [of sinking]. 24 The disciples approached Jesus and woke Him, shouting, "Master, Master, we are sinking." And He woke up and spoke sternly to the wind and the raging water; [then] the storm [immediately] stopped and [everything] became calm. 25 Then He said to the disciples, "Where is your faith?" They became afraid and were amazed, saying to one another, "Who can this [man] be, that he can even command the winds and the water and they obey him?"