26And 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.
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Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. …
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. …
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
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. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-27)Christ had given sailing orders to his disciples (Matt. 8:18), that they should depart to the other side of the sea of Tiberias , into the country of Gadara, in the tribe of Gad, which lay east of Jordan; thither he would go to rescue a poor creature that was possessed with a legion of devils , though he foresaw how he should be affronted there. Now. 1. He chose to go by water. It had not been muc…
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