The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
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.
- BSB The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- 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!”
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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 1:6So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”
- Mark 4:38–39He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
- 2 Chr 14:11Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
- Ps 44:22–23Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
- 2 Chr 20:12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
- Luke 8:24They 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.
- Isa 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
- Ps 10:1Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
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