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Luke 8:24

Luke 8:24
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto them, where is your faith?.... That is, he said so to his disciples, who had professed faith in him, but now discovered very little:

and they being afraid, wondered; being filled…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 8:22-39

We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before - his power over the winds, and his power over the devils. See Mk. 4 and 5.

I. His power over the winds, those…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

we perish Rather, we are perishing! "Lord! save! we are perishing," Mat 8:25. "Rabbi, carest thou not that we are perishing?" Mar 4:38. The peril was evidently most imminent.

Then he rose Rather, But…