Luke 8:23-25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 Mark 4:1-5:43. I. His power over the winds, those powers of the air that are so much a terror to men, especially upon sea, and occasion the death of such multitudes. Observe, 1. Christ ordered his disciples to put to sea, that he might show his glory upon the water, in stilling the waves, and might do an act of kindness to a poor possessed man on... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 8:22-25

8:22-25 One day Jesus and his disciples embarked upon a ship. "Let us go over," he said to them, "to the other side of the lake." So they set sail. As they sailed he fell asleep. A violent squall of wind came down upon the lake; and the boat began to fill with water; and they were in peril. They came to him and woke him. "Master, Master," they said, "we are perishing." When he awoke, he rebuked the wind and the surf of the water. They ceased their raging, and there was a calm. "Where is your... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:23

But as he sailed he fell asleep ,.... On a pillow, in the hinder part of the ship, as in Mark 4:38 and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ; see Gill on Matthew 8:24 . and they were filled ; with water: not the disciples, but the ship in which they were; and so the Ethiopic version renders it, "their ship was filled with water". The Syriac and Persic versions render it, "the ship was almost sunk", or immersed: and were in jeopardy ; of their lives, in the utmost... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:24

And they came to him, and awoke him ,.... That is, the disciples came from some part of the ship, to the hinder part of it, where Christ was asleep; and by their shrieks and cries, and repeated vociferations, awaked him out of sleep: saying, Master, Master, we perish . The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, only read "master", without a repetition of the word, as in Matthew and Mark; but the Syriac and Persic versions repeat it, and render the words, "our master, our master";... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 8:25

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 with awful sense of his majesty, were amazed at his power and authority, in rebuking the wind and sea, which at once obeyed him, and were still: saying one another ; among themselves, privately: what manner of man is this? for he commandeth even the winds and water ; or the sea, as the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:23

There came down a storm of wind - and they - were in jeopardy - This is a parallel passage to that in Jonah 1:4 . There was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken: the latter clause of which is thus translated by the Septuagint: και το πλοιον εκινδυνευε του συντριβηναι , And the ship was in the utmost danger of being dashed to pieces. This is exactly the state of the disciples here; and it is remarkable that the very same word, εκινδυνευον , which we... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:25

Where is your faith? - Ye have a power to believe, and yet do not exercise it! Depend on God. Ye have little faith, ( Matthew 8:26 ;), because you do not use the grace which I have already given you. Many are looking for more faith without using that which they have. It is as possible to hide this talent as any other. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:22-25

The lake-storm is stilled. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:22-25

Storm and calm. "He entered into a boat, himself and his disciples." The association of Christ with the beat, with which we are so familiar in the gospel history, has been preserved in much of the poetry, the literature, and the art of the Church. A very old seal-ring represents the Church as a ship struggling against the winds, supported by a great fish in the sea beneath, and with two doves sitting on its mast and prow. The shape often given to Christian places of worship in the early... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:22-25

Christ the Lord of nature. We shall find two things concerning the miracles of Jesus Christ—that he never refused to put forth his power if by its exercise he could do an act of pure pity and kindness; and that he never consented to do so for the mere purpose of display. Hence there is a most marked difference between his "works' and the pretences of the impostor. The perfect suitableness of the occasion and the moral character of the action are the signature of Divinity. Yet it was... read more

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