Luke 8:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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!”

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  • Gen 1:9-9 : 9 God said,“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so. 10 God called the dry ground“land” and the gathered waters he called“seas.” God saw that it was good.
  • Josh 10:12-14 : 12 The day the LORD delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the LORD before Israel:“O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!” 13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. 14 There has not been a day like it before or since. The LORD obeyed a man, for the LORD fought for Israel!
  • Job 38:8-9 : 8 “Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb, 9 when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, 10 when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors,
  • Prov 8:29 : 29 when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you can know!
  • Matt 6:30 : 30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?
  • Matt 8:26 : 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.
  • Matt 14:31 : 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
  • Matt 17:20 : 20 He told them,“It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain,‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you.”
  • Mark 4:40-41 : 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 12:28 : 28 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!
  • John 11:40 : 40 Jesus responded,“Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”

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  • Matt 8:23-28
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    23 Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

    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!”

    28 Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

  • Mark 4:35-41
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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.”

    36 So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

    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 8:22-24
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    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.

  • Mark 6:47-51
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    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,

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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!”

    31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

    32 When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.

    33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,“Truly you are the Son of God.”

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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.

    25 As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

    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.”

  • 26 Healing of a Demoniac So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

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    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?”

    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.”

    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.

  • John 6:18-21
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    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.”

    21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.

  • 27 They were all amazed so that they asked each other,“What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

  • 25 He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.

  • 36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

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    37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

    38 Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • 8 When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • 43 Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • 13 Then he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

  • 7 But Jesus came and touched them.“Get up,” he said.“Do not be afraid.”

  • 31 And they began to beg him not to order them to depart into the abyss.

  • 18 Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

  • 29 He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.

  • 21 Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”