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Matthew 8:24

Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.

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ASV

And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

KJV

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
σεισμὸςseismosa stormG4578 →
μέγαςmegasgreatG3173 →
ἐγένετοegenetoaroseG1096 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
θαλάσσῃthalassēseaG2281 →
ὥστεhōsteso thatG5620 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
πλοῖονploionboatG4143 →
καλύπτεσθαιkaluptesthaibeing swampedG2572 →
ὑπὸhupobyG5259 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
κυμάτων·kumatōnwaves;G2949 →
αὐτὸςautosHe HimselfG846 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ἐκάθευδεν.ekatheudenwas sleeping.G2518 →

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Luke 8:23As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.Psalms 107:25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.Jonah 1:4–5Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.Psalms 107:23–27Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.Mark 4:37–38Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.Acts 27:14–38But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.John 4:6Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.2 Corinthians 11:25–26Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.John 6:17–18got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.Matthew 14:24but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.John 11:15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”John 11:5–6Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.James 3:4Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.Acts 27:14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

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