John 6:18

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The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.

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  • Ps 107:25 : 25 For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.
  • Ps 135:7 : 7 He brings up clouds from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.
  • Matt 14:24 : 24 Meanwhile, the boat was already far from land, being battered by the waves because the wind was against it.

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  • Mark 4:35-41
    7 verses
    84%

    35On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, 'Let us go across to the other side.'

    36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along in the boat just as he was. Other small boats were also with him.

    37A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling up.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. They woke him up and said to him, 'Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?'

    39He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm.

    40He said to them, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?'

    41They were terrified and asked one another, 'Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!'

  • Mark 6:47-51
    5 verses
    83%

    47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on land.

    48He saw the disciples straining at the oars because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea, and was about to pass by them.

    49When they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought He was a ghost and cried out,

    50for they all saw Him and were terrified. But He immediately spoke to them and said, 'Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.'

    51Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped. They were completely amazed,

  • John 6:19-22
    4 verses
    83%

    19After rowing about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

    20But Jesus said to them, 'It is I; do not be afraid.'

    21Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

    22The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 14:24-26
    3 verses
    82%

    24Meanwhile, the boat was already far from land, being battered by the waves because the wind was against it.

    25During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

    26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear.

  • Matt 8:23-27
    5 verses
    81%

    23Then He got into the boat, and His disciples followed Him.

    24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

    25The disciples came and woke Him, saying, 'Lord, save us! We are perishing!'

    26He replied, 'Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?' Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.

    27The men were amazed and asked, 'What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!'

  • John 6:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

    17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. By then it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
    3 verses
    80%

    11Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

    12He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you."

    13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.

  • Luke 8:22-25
    4 verses
    80%

    22One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

    23As they sailed, He fell asleep. A fierce storm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in great danger.

    24The disciples went to Him and woke Him up, saying, "Master, Master, we’re going to drown!" He got up, rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and it became calm.

    25He said to them, "Where is your faith?" In amazement and fear, they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!"

  • Matt 14:32
    80%

    32When they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.

  • Jonah 1:4
    78%

    4But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.

  • Acts 27:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted, so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

    14But not long after, a violent wind, called the Northeaster, rushed down from the island.

    15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along.

  • Matt 14:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29Jesus said, 'Come.' Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

    30But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and starting to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!'

  • Ps 107:25
    75%

    25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

  • John 6:1
    74%

    1After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias.

  • Mark 4:1
    74%

    1Once again, Jesus began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around him. So he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, while the whole crowd was on the shore by the water.

  • Jonah 1:15
    73%

    15They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

  • Acts 27:41
    73%

    41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern began to break apart under the pounding of the waves.

  • Acts 27:18
    73%

    18The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

  • Mark 6:53
    73%

    53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.

  • Dan 7:2
    72%

    2Daniel declared, 'I saw in my vision during the night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.'

  • John 6:24
    72%

    24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

  • Luke 5:6
    71%

    6When they had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.