And the sea was rising (η τε θαλασσα διεγειρετο). Imperfect (without augment) passive of διεγειρω, late compound to wake up thorou…

And the sea arose.—Better, was rising. The tense is still imperfect, describing the scene as it took place. The …

And when evening was now come, his disciples went down to the sea, and entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was …

The Venerable Bede: The crowd, concluding from such a great miracle that He was merciful and powerful, wanted to make Him a kin…

The Sea of Galilee is six hundred feet below sea level, in a cuplike depression among the hills. When the sun sets, the air cools; and as the coole…

And the sea arose
Swelled, and was tumultuous and raging; the waves mounted up, and tossed the ship to and fro:

Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was praying for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils and afflictions of…

1. Previously, the Evangelist told us about the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Now he shows the threefold effect this miracle had on the …