Jonah 1:12
He said to them,“Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that the sea will calm down for you, because I know it’s my fault you are in this severe storm.”
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- 2 Sam 24:17 : 17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD,“Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep– what have they done? Attack me and my family.”
- 1 Chr 21:17 : 17 David said to God,“Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep– what have they done? O LORD my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”
- Eccl 9:18 : 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
- John 11:50 : 50 You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.”
- Acts 27:24 : 24 and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’
- Josh 7:12 : 12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.
- Josh 7:20-21 : 20 Achan told Joshua,“It is true. I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel in this way: 21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”
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- Jonah 1:10-112 verses91%
10 Hearing this, the men became even more afraid and said to him,“What have you done?”(The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape from the LORD, because he had previously told them.)
11 Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him,“What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?”
- Jonah 1:13-153 verses87%
13 Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.
14 So they cried out to the LORD,“Oh, please, LORD, don’t let us die on account of this man! Don’t hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. After all, you, LORD, have done just as you pleased.”
15 So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.
- Matt 8:24-274 verses82%
24 And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.
25 So they came and woke him up saying,“Lord, save us! We are about to die!”
26 But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.
27 And the men were amazed and said,“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”
- Mark 4:37-415 verses81%
37 Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.
38 But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him,“Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”
39 So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,“Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.
40 And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”
41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”
- Luke 8:22-254 verses80%
22 Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,
23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.
24 They came and woke him, saying,“Master, Master, we are about to die!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.
25 Then he said to them,“Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another,“Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!”
- Jonah 1:4-63 verses79%
4 But the LORD hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!
5 The sailors were so afraid that each cried out to his own god and they flung the ship’s cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.
6 The ship’s captain approached him and said,“What are you doing asleep? Get up! Cry out to your god! Perhaps your god might take notice of us so that we might not die!”
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24 Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.
- John 6:18-203 verses78%
18 By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.
19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.
20 But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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32 When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.
- Ps 107:29-302 verses78%
29 He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.
30 The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.
- Acts 27:17-182 verses77%
17 After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.
18 The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,
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30 But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,“Lord, save me!”
- Acts 27:39-413 verses76%
39 Paul is Shipwrecked When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
40 So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.
41 But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.
- Ps 107:25-262 verses76%
25 He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.
26 They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.
- Mark 6:47-515 verses76%
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.
48 He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.
49 When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,
- Matt 14:26-272 verses76%
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.
27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Acts 27:14-152 verses75%
14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island.
15 When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
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3 You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
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8 They said to him,“Tell us, whose fault is it that this disaster has overtaken us? What’s your occupation? Where do you come from? What’s your country? And who are your people?”
- Acts 27:25-262 verses74%
25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.
26 But we must run aground on some island.”
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35 Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”