KJV ORIGINAL
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He looked at them and asked, 'Where's your faith?' They were shaken and kept whispering to each other, 'Who is this guy? Even the wind and waves do what he says!'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When Jesus controls nature itself, the real question isn't what he can do, it's whether you trust him to do it.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an author traditionally identified as Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience, likely in the latter half of the first century CE. It was compiled to provide an orderly and reliable account of the life and teachings of Jesus, drawing on various sources to confirm the historical basis of the Christian message for its readers.
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