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They knew that when wakened He could rebuke the waves, but they did not yet know that He could do it while sleeping. For this cause He did not do this wonder in the presence of the multitudes, that they should not be charged with their little faith; but He takes His disciples apart to correct them, and first stills the raging of the waters.
Jesus was manifestly pointing to a defect in their spiritual principles. Clowes further commented that by that last question Jesus was manifestly instructing his disciples, and through them all future generations of mankind, that fear is the constant result of the want of Heavenly principles in the human mind.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. The New International Version translates the passage as: Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was ...
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. The New International Version translates the passage as: Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
The words Peace be with you (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν 1]) is a common traditional Jewish greeting [5] (shalom alekem, or שלום לכם shalom lekom; [1] cf. 1 Samuel 25:6 [4]) still in use today; [3] repeated in John 20:21 & 26 [4]), but here Jesus conveys the peace he previously promised to his disciples (John 14:27; John 16: ...
Jesus' disciples, perhaps seeing the countenance of the Pharisees, and hearing the words privately murmured, knew that His doctrine gave them offense. Also the disciples may not have understood, and were looking for a further explanation seeing that Jesus' doctrine appeared to be opposed to the law of Moses.
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