Matthew 14:24

“But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Matthew 14:24

But the ship was now in the midst of the Sea, tossed with waues: for the wind was contrary.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.
- Basic English Bible

but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
- Darby Bible

But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
- Webster's Bible

Meanwhile the boat was far out on the Lake, buffeted and tossed by the waves, the wind being adverse.
- Weymouth Bible

But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
- World English Bible

And the boot in the myddel of the see was schoggid with wawis, for the wynd was contrarie to hem.
- Wycliffe Bible

and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for Matthew 14:24

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 14:24


14:24 In the evening - Learned men say the Jews reckoned two evenings; the first beginning at three in the afternoon, the second, at sunset. If so, the latter is meant here.



People's Bible Notes for Matthew 14:24


Mt 14:24 In the midst of the sea. About twenty-five or thirty furlongs, or three and a half miles from the shore (Joh 6:19), about the middle of the lake. For the wind was contrary. The wind came rushing down from the mountains, and in attempting to make land at Bethsaida, where the Lord had directed, it was in their faces. Sudden gusts are common on the Sea of Galilee. Thompson says he encountered one of such fury that no rowers could row a boat across the lake. There had now arisen one of those sudden and violent squalls to which all inland waters, surrounded by lofty hills intersected with deep gorges, are liable.

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