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| − | [[Jesus]]'s '''Calming the Storm''' is described in three [[Gospels]]: Matthew (8:23), Mark (4:39), and Luke (8:24). The issue is how Jesus actually calmed the storm: by word, by deed, or by observation? | + | [[Jesus]]'s '''Calming the Storm''' is described in three [[Gospels]]: Matthew (8:23), Mark (4:39), and Luke (8:24). The issue is how Jesus actually calmed the storm: '''''by word, by deed, or by observation'''''? |
Respected modern translations of each are as follows: | Respected modern translations of each are as follows: | ||
| − | Matthew 8:26 (NASB): Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and | + | Matthew 8:26 (NASB): Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"] |
Matthew 8:26 (ESV): Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. | Matthew 8:26 (ESV): Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. | ||
| − | Mark 4:39 | + | Mark 4:39 (NASB): And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"] |
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| + | Mark 4:39 (ESV): And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. | ||
Luke 8:24 | Luke 8:24 | ||
[[Category:Bible]] | [[Category:Bible]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Conservative Bible]] | ||
Revision as of 02:28, November 20, 2010
Jesus's Calming the Storm is described in three Gospels: Matthew (8:23), Mark (4:39), and Luke (8:24). The issue is how Jesus actually calmed the storm: by word, by deed, or by observation?
Respected modern translations of each are as follows:
Matthew 8:26 (NASB): Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"]
Matthew 8:26 (ESV): Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Mark 4:39 (NASB): And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"]
Mark 4:39 (ESV): And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Luke 8:24
