24And 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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And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. …
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. …
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: …
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-39)We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before—his power over the winds , and his power over the devils . See Mark 4:1-5:43. I. His power over the winds, those powers of the air that are so much a terror to men, especially upon sea, and occasion the death of such multitudes. Observe, 1. Christ ordered his disciples to put to sea, that he might show his glory…
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