SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:27
Y los hombres se maravillaron, diciendo: ¿Qu hombre es ste, que aun los vientos y el mar le obedecen?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:27
Verse 27. The men marvelled] Every part of the creation (man excepted) hears and obeys the Creator's voice. Sinners have an ear for the world, the devil, and the flesh: till this ear is shut, God's voice is not discerned; for when it is shut to its enemies it is open to its friends. What manner of man is this] potapov estin outov, How great is this person! Here was God fully manifest; but it was in the flesh-there were the hidings of his power.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 27. But the men marvelled , etc.] Mark says, they feared exceedingly; and Luke, they being afraid, wondered: they were filled with astonishment and fear, or reverence: there was such a shine of majesty, such a lustre of divine power appeared in this affair. The other two evangelists seem to refer this to the disciples, which Matthew seems to ascribe to the men, the mariners that were in the ship; it is likely it had the same effect on both; and both were abundantly convinced of his deity and dignity, saying, what manner of man , or person is this ? For the word man, is not in the text; of what qualities, perfections and powers, is he possessed? Surely he must be more than a mere man; he can be no other than the mighty God, that even the winds and the sea obey him : which can be said of no other, than the most high God: never was such a thing heard of, that the winds and sea should be rebuked by a mere creature, and should obey. That man must be infidel to revelation, that can read this account, and deny the deity of Christ; to one or other of these he must be drove, either to deny the truth of the fact, and the circumstances of it, or believe that Jesus Christ is truly and properly God, as the disciples and mariners did.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 23-27 - It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are ofte in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to trust in an pray to, who knows what it is to be on the water, and to be in storm there. Those who are passing with Christ over the ocean of this world must expect storms. His human nature, like to ours in every thing but sin, was wearied, and he slept at this time to try the faith of his disciples. They, in their fear, came to their Master. Thus is it in soul; when lusts and temptations are swelling and raging, and God is as it were, asleep to it, this brings it to the brink of despair. The it cries for a word from his mouth, Lord Jesus, keep not silence to me or I am undone. Many that have true faith, are weak in it. Christ' disciples are apt to be disquieted with fears in a stormy day; to torment themselves that things are bad with them, and with disma thoughts that they will be worse. Great storms of doubt and fear in the soul, under the power of the spirit of bondage, sometimes end in wonderful calm, created and spoken by the Spirit of adoption. They wer astonished. They never saw a storm so turned at once into a perfec calm. He that can do this, can do any thing, which encourage confidence and comfort in him, in the most stormy day, within of without, Isa 26:4.
Greek Textus Receptus
οι 3588 T-NPM δε 1161 CONJ ανθρωποι 444 N-NPM εθαυμασαν 2296 5656 V-AAI-3P λεγοντες 3004 5723 V-PAP-NPM ποταπος 4217 A-NSM εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S ουτος 3778 D-NSM οτι 3754 CONJ και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM ανεμοι 417 N-NPM και 2532 CONJ η 3588 T-NSF θαλασσα 2281 N-NSF υπακουουσιν 5219 5719 V-PAI-3P αυτω 846 P-DSM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
8:27 {Even the winds and the sea obey him} (kai hoi anemoi kai he qalassa autwi hupakouousin). A nature miracle. Even a sudden drop in the wind would not at once calm the sea. "J. Weiss explains that by 'an astonishing coincidence' the storm happened to lull at the moment that Jesus spoke!" (McNeile). Some minds are easily satisfied by their own stupidities.
