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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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 8:23 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
  2. Psalms 93:3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
  3. Psalms 107:23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
  4. Psalms 124:2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
  5. Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
  6. 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?
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Acts 27:14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
  10. 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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