Luke 8 · Verse 23

Luke 8:23

But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
Luke 8:23, King James Version

Luke 8:23 in other translations

BSBAs 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.
WEBBut as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.
ASVBut as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.
YLTand as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.
DARBYAnd as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger;
BBEBut while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.
WebsterBut as they sailed, he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

What does Luke 8:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. filled--literally, "were getting filled," that is, those who sailed; meaning that their ship was so.

Lu 8:26-39. Demoniac of Gadara Healed.

(See on Mt 8:28-34; and Mr 5:1-20).

Lu 8:40-56. Jairus' Daughter Raised and Issue of Blood Healed.

(See on Mt 9:18-26; and Mr 5:21-43).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 There came down a storm of wind - and they - were in jeopardy - This is a parallel passage to that in Jon 1:4. There was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken: the latter clause of which is thus translated by the Septuagint: και το πλοιον εκινδυνευε του συντριβηναι, And the ship was in the utmost danger of being dashed to pieces. This is exactly the state of the disciples here; and it is remarkable that the very same word, εκινδυνευον, which we translate, were in jeopardy, is used by the evangelist, which is found in the Greek version above quoted. The word jeopardy, an inexpressive French term, and utterly unfit for the place which it now occupies, is properly the exclamation of a disappointed gamester, Jeu perdu! The game is lost! or, j'ai perdu! I have lost! i.e. the game.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:22-40

Those that put to sea in a calm, even at Christ's word, must yet prepare for a storm, and for great peril in that storm. There is no relief for souls under a sense of guilt, and fear of wrath, but to go to Christ, and call him Master, and say, I am undone, if thou dost not help me. When our dangers are over, it becomes us to take to ourselves the shame of our own fears, and to give Christ the glory of our…

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Luke 8:23 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

πλεόντωνpleontōnWhen were sailingG4126
δὲdethenG1161
αὐτῶνautōntheyG846
ἀφύπνωσεν,aphupnōsenHe fell asleep,G879
καὶkaiAndG2532
κατέβηkatebēcame downG2597
λαῖλαψlailapsa stormG2978
ἀνέμουanemouof windG417
εἰςeisonG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
λίμνην,limnēnlake,G3041
καὶkaiandG2532
συνεπληροῦντοsuneplērountothey were being swampedG4845
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐκινδύνευον.ekinduneuonwere in danger.G2793

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 8:23

  • Psalms 93:3-4

    The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  • Isaiah 54:11

    O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

  • Psalms 148:8

    Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

  • Acts 27:14-20

    But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. …

  • Psalms 44:23

    Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

  • Psalms 107:23-30

    They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. …

  • Psalms 124:2-4

    If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

  • Luke 8:22

    Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

  • Isaiah 51:9-10

    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

  • Hebrews 4:15

    For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he fell.
Ps 44:23; Isa 51:9,10; Heb 4:15
came.
Ps 93:3,4; 107:23-30; 124:2-4; 148:8; Isa 54:11; Ac 27:14-20

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Context

  • Luke 8:22

    Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

  • Luke 8:23

    But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

  • Luke 8:24

    And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

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Luke 8:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pero mientras ellos navegaban, él se durmió. Y sobrevino una tempestad de viento en el lago; y henchían de agua, y peligraban.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et comme ils voguaient, il s’endormit; et un vent impétueux fondit sur le lac, et le bateau s’emplissait, et ils étaient en péril.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Während sie aber fuhren, schlief er ein. Und es fiel ein Sturmwind auf den See, und das Schiff füllte sich mit Wasser, und sie waren in Gefahr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et navigantibus illis, obdormivit, et descendit procella venti in stagnum, et complebantur, et periclitabantur.