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Berean Standard Bible

“The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!””

Matthew 8:27

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Jesus has just calmed a violent storm on the Sea of Galilee with a word, while the disciples were terrified and he had been asleep in the boat.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

World English Bible (WEB)

The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

King James Version (KJV)

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind -- is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y los hombres se maravillaron, diciendo: ¿Qué hombre es éste, que aun los vientos y la mar le obedecen?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pasmados, los discípulos se decían: «¿Quién es este, que aun los vientos y la mar lo obedecen?».

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