27But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?


In Context

24 and behold, the water became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.

25 And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish.

26 And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

27 But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

28 And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?

Matthew 8:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:27The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:27But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:27And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:27And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27The men marveled, saying, |What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind — is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:27But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!