Bible verse
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
Matthew 8:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 8.
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
28 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
KJV
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
ASV
And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
ERV
And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
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