Matthew 8:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.”
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“Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 8:24 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 107:23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
- 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.
- Jonah 1:4Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
- Mark 4:37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
- Luke 8:23As 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.
- John 6:17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
- John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
- John 11:15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
- Acts 27:14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
- 2 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
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