Matthew 8:27 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 8:27

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

BSB

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ASV

And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

KJV

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 27) And men marveled, saying: What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? Not the disciples, but the sailors and others who were in the boat, marveled. But if anyone wants to argue that those who marveled were disciples, we will answer that they were rightly called men who had not yet known the power of the Savior.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But the men marvelled,.... Mark says, "they feared exceedingly"; and Luke, "they being afraid, wondered": they were filled with astonishment and fear, or reverence: there was such a shine of majesty, such a lustre of divine power appeared in this affair. The other two evangelists seem to refer this to the disciples, which Matthew seems to ascribe to the men, the mariners that were in the ship; it is likely it had the same effect on both; and both were abundantly convinced of his deity and dignity, saying, what manner of man, or person is this?

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The men marveled - Wondered, or were amazed. What manner of man - What kind of a personage. How unlike other men! What a vast display of power! and how far exalted above mortals must he be! Jesus spake to the winds; rebuked their raging, and the sea was suddenly calm. The storm subsided; the ship glided smoothly; danger fled; and in amazement they stood in the presence of him who controlled the tempests that God had raised; and they felt that “he” must be God himself, for none but God could calm the heaving billows and scatter the tempest.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1881)

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Οἱ	Hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
ἄνθρωποι	anthrōpoi	the men	G444 →
ἐθαύμασαν	ethaumasan	marveled	G2296 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
ποταπός	potapos	What kind [of man]	G4217 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
οὗτος	houtos	this	G3778 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
καὶ	kai	even	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ἄνεμοι	anemoi	winds	G417 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
θάλασσα	thalassa	sea	G2281 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
ὑπακούουσιν;¶	hupakouousin	obey	G5219 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 14:33
Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
leads to
- John 11:27
  “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
- Psalms 2:7
  I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- Romans 1:4
  and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through
Mark 1:27
All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
leads to
- Mark 7:37
  The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 7:37
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
leads to
- Mark 6:51
  Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
- Mark 5:42
  Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
Through
Matthew 15:31
The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
leads to
- Matthew 9:33
  And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 9:8
  When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew