The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
Parallel translations
- WEB They came to him, and awoke him, saying, “Master, master, we are dying!” He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.
- NASB They came up to Jesus and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm.
- NLT The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm.
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Quick answer
The terrified disciples wake Jesus, who rebukes the wind and waves into instant calm. He shows mastery over nature itself.
Overview
Crying out that they are perishing, the disciples wake Jesus, who commands the storm and it obeys at once. In the Old Testament, only God stills the raging sea, so this act reveals Jesus' divine authority. The sudden calm answers their fear with a display of His power to save.
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Cross-references · 15
- Luke 4:39and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
- Ps 107:25–29For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- Ps 104:6–9You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- 2 Cor 1:9–10Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
- Luke 5:5“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
- Jer 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
- John 2:2–6and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
- Nah 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
- Ps 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- Matt 14:30But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Ps 116:3–4The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Ps 69:1–2For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
- Isa 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
- Lam 3:54–56The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
- Ps 142:4–5Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
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