4:-35-39 Is this the same storm as in Mt 8:24?
4:-35-39 Is this the same storm as in Mt 8:24?
No (cp Mt 8:23-27). The tempest that arose in the sea here is an underwater earthquake.
It is not the same as the great storm and wind in Mk 4 and Lk 8.
The word tempest in Mt 8 is from the Greek word seismos, which means earthquake, and is translated as such everywhere else in scripture (cp Mt 24:7; 27:54; 28:2; Mk 13:8; Lk 21:11; Ac 16:26; Rev 6:12; 8:5; 11:13, 19; 16:18).
Storm in Mk 4 and Lk 8 is from the Greek word lailaps which describes heavy rain accompanied by high winds; squalls (cp Lk 8:22-25; 2Pe 2:17).
5:1-20 See comments on
Mt 8:28-34.
5:22-23 See comments on
Mt 9: 23-24.