'Wind' in the Bible

As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

By this time the boat was in the middle of the sea and was being battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

But when he noticed the strong wind, he was frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, "Lord, save me!"

As they got into the boat, the wind stopped blowing.

Then he got up, rebuked the wind, and told the sea, "Calm down! Be still!" Then the wind stopped blowing, and there was a great calm.

Overcome with fear, they kept saying to one another, "Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,

Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were utterly astounded,

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to ask the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is.

The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.

We sailed slowly for a number of days and with difficulty arrived off Cnidus. Then, because the wind was against us, we sailed on the sheltered side of Crete off Cape Salome.

But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island.

The ship was caught so that it couldn't face the wind, and we gave up and were swept along.

So they cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars, raised the foresail to the wind, and headed for the beach.

Then we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. A day later, a south wind began to blow, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

But he must ask in faith, without any doubts, for the one who has doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree drops its fruit when it is shaken by a strong wind.

After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the land, on the sea, or on any tree.