Luke 8:23

“And as they sailed, he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.”

Luke 8:23 · direct translation from the Greek
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Luke 8:23, word by word

sailedπλεόντωνpleontōn

sail

Sail.

Where else “pleontōn” appears
he fell asleepἀφύπνωσενaphypnōsen

fall asleep

Fall asleep.

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a windstormλαῖλαψlailaps

storm

Storm, squall.

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a windstormἀνέμουanemou

wind

Wind.

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came downκατέβηkatebē

go down, come down

Go down, come down, descend.

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the lakeλίμνηνlimnēn

lake

Lake; in Revelation, the lake of fire.

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they were being swampedσυνεπληροῦντοsyneplērounto

be swamped

Of a boat, to take on water.

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were in dangerἐκινδύνευονekindyneuon

be in danger

Be in danger, run a risk.

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The storm calmed

Matthew 8:23-27Mark 4:35-41

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Luke 8:22-25

22Now it happened on one of the days that he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail. 23And as they sailed, he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger. 24And they came and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the surge of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And he said to them, “Where is your faith?” And being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”

Matthew 8:23-27

23And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24And look, a great shaking arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. 25And they came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us; we are perishing!” 26And he says to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27And the men were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

Mark 4:35-41

35And he says to them on that day, when evening had come, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36And leaving the crowd, they take him along, just as he was, in the boat; and other boats were with him. 37And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they wake him and say to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40And he said to them, “Why are you cowards? Do you still not have faith?” 41And they feared with a great fear and were saying to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

The context

22Now it happened on one of the days that he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail.

23 · This verse (above)

24And they came and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the surge of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

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  1. 1. What it says

    In the parable of the sower, on what four kinds of ground does the seed fall, and what happens in each? (vv. 5-8)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus explains that the seed is the word of God (v. 11). What makes some people receive it well and others not? (vv. 12-15)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus told the healed man, “Tell how much God has done for you.” What could you tell someone this week? (v. 39)

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