Matthew 8:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 8:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 8:24 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was aslee..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 8:24 — KJV
“And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.”
— Matthew 8:24 (KJV)
Matthew 8:24 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 8:24
“But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. sent out: Heb. cast forth was like...: Heb. thought to be broken”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:24: great, tempest, sea
“And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.”
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“And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:24: behold, arose, great
“Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. westward: Heb. at the sunset”
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“Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.”
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