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Selected Verse: Matthew 8:24 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 8:24 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532], behold [2400], there arose [1096] a great [3173] tempest [4578] in [1722] the sea [2281], insomuch that [5620] the ship [4143] was covered [2572] with [5259] the waves [2949]: but [1161] he [846] was asleep [2518]. |
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King James |
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 lake is, and placid, in general, as a molten mirror, I have repeatedly seen it quiver, and leap, and boil like a caldron, when driven by fierce winds from the eastern mountains."
The ship was covered with the waves - The billows dashed against the ship Mar 4:37, so that it was fast filling and in danger of sinking.
He was asleep - On the hinder part of the vessel, on a pillow, Mar 4:38. It was in the night, and Jesus had retired to rest. He was probably weary, and slept calmly and serenely. He apprehended no danger, and showed to his disciples how calmly one can sleep with a pure conscience, and who feels safe in the hands of God. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Tempest (σεισμὸς)
Lit., shaking. Used of an earthquake. The narrative indicates a sudden storm. Dr. Thomson ("Land and Book") says: "Such winds are not only violent, but they come down suddenly, and often when the sky is perfectly clear....To understand the causes of these sudden and violent tempests we must remember that the lake lies low - six hundred and eighty feet below the sea; that the mountainous plateau of the Jaulan rises to a considerable height, spreading backward to the wilds of the Hauran, and upward to snowy Hermon; that the water-courses have worn or washed out profound ravines and wild gorges, converging to the head of this lake; and that these act like great funnels to draw down the cold winds from the mountains." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The ship was covered - So man's extremity is God's opportunity. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Arose a great tempest in the sea - Probably excited by Satan, the prince of the power of the air, who, having got the author and all the preachers of the Gospel together in a small vessel, thought by drowning it, to defeat the purposes of God, and thus to prevent the salvation of a ruined world. What a noble opportunity must this have appeared to the enemy of the human race! |
38 And [2532] he [846] was [2258] in [1909] the hinder part of the ship [4403], asleep [2518] on [1909] a pillow [4344]: and [2532] they awake [1326] him [846], and [2532] say [3004] unto him [846], Master [1320], carest [3199] thou [4671] not [3756] that [3754] we perish [622]?
37 And [2532] there arose [1096] a great [3173] storm [2978] of wind [417], and [1161] the waves [2949] beat [1911] into [1519] the ship [4143], so that [5620] it [846] was [1072] now [2235] full [1072].