Luke 8 · Verse 24

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.
Luke 8:24, King James Version

Luke 8:24 in other translations

BSBThe disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
WEBThey came to him and awoke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are dying!” He awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; then they ceased, and it was calm.
ASVAnd they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
YLTAnd having come near, they awoke him, saying, ‘Master, master, we perish;' and he, having arisen, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there came a calm,
DARBYand coming to him they woke him up, saying, Master, master, we perish. But he, rising up, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.
BBEThen they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Luke 8:24 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 24.

(a) "and awoke him" Ps 44:23, Is 51:9,10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 8:24 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.

προσελθόντεςproselthontesHaving come to [Him]G4334
δὲdethenG1161
διήγειρανdiēgeiranthey awokeG1326
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004
ἐπιστάταepistataMasterG1988
ἐπιστάτα,epistataMaster,G1988
ἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethawe are perishing!G622
ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
διεγερθεὶςdiegertheishaving arisen upG1326
ἐπετίμησενepetimēsenHe rebukedG2008
τῷtōtheG3588
ἀνέμῳanemōwindG417
καὶkaiandG2532
τῷtōtheG3588
κλύδωνιkludōniragingG2830
τοῦtouof theG3588
ὕδατος.hudatoswater.G5204
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐπαύσαντο,epausantothey ceased,G3973
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐγένετοegenetothere wasG1096
γαλήνη.¶galēnēa calm.G1055

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

Cross references for Luke 8:24

  • Psalms 107:25-29

    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. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. …

  • Luke 4:39

    And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

  • Psalms 104:6-9

    Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

  • Luke 5:5

    And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:9-10

    But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  • Jeremiah 5:22

    Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • John 2:2-6

    And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. …

  • Psalms 65:7

    Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

  • Nahum 1:4

    He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

  • Matthew 14:30

    But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

  • Psalms 69:1-2

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

  • Psalms 116:3-4

    The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Master.
Ps 69:1,2; 116:3,4; 142:4,5; La 3:54-56; Joh 2:2-6; Mt 14:30
2Co 1:9,10
he arose.
Ps 65:7; 104:6-9; 107:25-29; Isa 50:2; Jer 5:22; Na 1:4
and rebuked.As the agitation of the sea was merely the effect of the wind, it was necessary to remove the cause of the commotion before the effect would cease. But who, by simply saying Peace, be still, (Mr 4:39,) could do this but God? One word of our Lord can change the face of nature, and calm the troubled ocean, as well as restore peace to the disconsolate soul.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Luke 8:25

    And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

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Luke 8:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llegándose á él, le despertaron, diciendo: ¡Maestro, Maestro, que perecemos! Y despertado él, increpó al viento y á la tempestad del agua; y cesaron, y fué hecha bonanza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils vinrent et le réveillèrent, disant: Maître, maître, nous périssons! Et lui, s’étant levé, reprit le vent et les flots; et ils s’apaisèrent, et il se fit un calme.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie traten aber hinzu und weckten ihn auf und sprachen: Meister, Meister, wir kommen um! Er aber stand auf, bedrohte den Wind und das Wogen des Wassers; und sie hörten auf, und es ward eine Stille.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Accedentes autem suscitaverunt eum, dicentes: Præceptor, perimus. At ille surgens, increpavit ventum, et tempestatem aquæ, et cessavit: et facta est tranquillitas.