Matthew 8:27 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁷ The men [on board the boat] marveled, saying, “What kind of a man is this, that even the wind and waves obey Him?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ And the men were stunned with bewildered wonder and marveled, saying, What kind of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁷ The people were amazed and said, “What kind of person is this? Even the winds and the lake obey him!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ Moreover, the men wondered, saying: "What kind of man is this? For even the winds and the sea obey him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 8:27 Cross References

Matthew 14:33

Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”

Matthew 15:31

so that the crowd marveled when they saw deaf-mutes talking, injured people healed, crippled people walking and blind people seeing. And they honored the God of the Israelites [for such great miracles].

Matthew 8:10

And when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following [along], “It is true when I tell to you, I have never found [anyone with] such great faith, not [even] among the Israelites.

Matthew 8:26

And He called to them, “Why are you [so] afraid? You have such little faith!” Then He stood up and sternly commanded the wind and the waves, and they became very calm.

Matthew 8:28

And when He got to the other side [i.e., the east side of the lake], He was in the district of the Gadarenes. There He was met by two men dominated by evil spirits. They came from the graveyard [where they lived] and were so fierce that no one could [safely] travel that road.

Mark 1:27

And all the people [in the synagogue] were so amazed they began asking one another, “What is this, some new teaching? And it is spoken with such authority! He even orders evil spirits, and they obey him.”

Mark 6:51

Then He got up into the boat with them and the wind [immediately] stopped. And His disciples were greatly amazed [at this],

Mark 7:37

And they were utterly amazed, saying, “He has done everything just right; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”