Luke 8:24

24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing! ” And he awoke and ¹rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, ²and there was a calm.

Luke 8:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:24

And they came to him, and awoke him
That is, the disciples came from some part of the ship, to the hinder part of it, where Christ was asleep; and by their shrieks and cries, and repeated vociferations, awaked him out of sleep:

saying, Master, Master, we perish.
The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, only read "master", without a repetition of the word, as in Matthew and Mark; but the Syriac and Persic versions repeat it, and render the words, "our master, our master"; (See Gill on Matthew 8:25).

Then he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water, and
they ceased, and there was a calm;
(See Gill on Matthew 8:26).

Luke 8:24 In-Context

22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake. ”So they set out,

23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger.

24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing! ” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

25 He said to them, “Where is your faith? ”And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him? ”

26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

Cross References

• 1. 8:24 ch. 4:39; Ps. 104:7
• 2. 8:24 Ps. 65:7; [Matt. 14:32; Mark 6:51]