Matthew 8:27
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Matthew 8:27 in other translations
| BSB | The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” |
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| WEB | The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” |
| ASV | And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? |
| YLT | and the men wondered, saying, ‘What kind--is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?' |
| DARBY | But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? |
| BBE | And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders? |
| Webster | But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! |
What does Matthew 8:27 mean?
Barnes' Notes
What manner of man. What personage. How unlike other men! What a vast, minute display of power; and how far exalted above mortals must he be I He spoke 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. None but God could calm the heaving billows, and scatter the tempest. No scene could have been more grand than this display of the power of Jesus. The darkness; the dashing waves; the howling winds; the heaving and tossing ship; the fears and cries of the seamen; all by a single word hushed into calm repose; all present an image of power and divinity irresistibly grand and awful. So the tempest rolls and thickens over the head of the awakened sinner. So he trembles over immediate and awful destruction. So while the storm of wrath howls, and hell threatens to engulf him, he comes trembling to the Saviour. He hears; he rebukes the storm; and the sinner is safe. An indescribable peace takes possession of the soul; and he glides on a tranquil sea to the haven of eternal rest. See Isa 57:20,21, Rom 5:1, Php 4:7.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 8:23-27
It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to trust in and pray to, who knows what it is to be on the water, and to be in storms there. Those who are passing with Christ over the ocean of this world, must expect storms. His human nature, like to ours in every thing but sin, was wearied, and he slept at this time to try the faith of his…
Matthew 8:27 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 8:27
- Mark 7:37
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
- Mark 6:51
And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
- Mark 1:27
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
- Matthew 15:31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
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Context
- Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
- Matthew 8:27
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
- Matthew 8:28
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew 8:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los hombres se maravillaron, diciendo: ¿Qué hombre es éste, que aun los vientos y la mar le obedecen? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les gens s’en étonnèrent, disant: Quel est celui-ci, que les vents même et la mer lui obéissent! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Menschen aber verwunderten sich und sprachen: Was für einer ist dieser, daß auch die Winde und der See ihm gehorchen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Porro homines mirati sunt, dicentes: Qualis est hic, quia venti et mare obediunt ei? |