And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
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Gill's Exposition
And his disciples came unto him,.... From some other part of the ship, being in great consternation, and distress,
and awoke him; saying, Lord, save us, we perish. They awoke him by their loud…
Barnes' Notes
A great tempest - A violent storm; or a “wind” so strong as to endanger their lives. This lake was subject to sudden squalls. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. ii. p. 59) says: “Small as the…
Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples (Mat 8:18), that they should depart to the other side of the sea of Tiberias, into the country of Gadara, in the tribe of Gad, which lay east of…
Cambridge Bible
he was asleep The expression in the original is very impressive. He, the Master, continued to sleep. It is the only place where the sleep of Jesus is named.
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