Luke 8:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.”
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“As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 8:23 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
- Psalms 93:3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
- Psalms 107:23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
- Psalms 124:2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
- Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, 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?
- Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- Luke 8:22One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
- Acts 27:14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
- Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
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