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


In Context

24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"

26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

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

28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

29 "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27But the men were astonished, saying, What sort 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!