The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
Parallel translations
- WEB They came to him, and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
- KJV And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
- NKJV Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- NASB And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”
- NLT The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
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Quick answer
The terrified disciples wake Jesus, crying out to be saved from drowning. Their plea mixes real faith with fear, turning to him in their helplessness.
Overview
In desperation the disciples address Jesus as 'Lord' and beg for rescue, rightly looking to him though gripped by fear. Their cry, 'Save us, we are dying,' captures the human extremity in which faith and doubt mingle. Even imperfect faith that turns to Christ in trouble is faith he will answer.
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Cross-references · 8
- Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
- Mark 4:38–39But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- 2 Chr 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
- Ps 44:22–23Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
- 2 Chr 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
- Luke 8:24The 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.
- Isa 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
- Ps 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
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