King James Version
What Does Luke 8:25 Mean?
“And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another , What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.”
Context
23
But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
24
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.
25
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another , What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
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And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
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And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **What manner of man.**—Better, *Who then is this?*
**And water**.—Better, *and the water.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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