The stilling of the storm is taken from Mark 4:35–41 (and is also found in Matt. 8:23–27). Luke’s account is the shortest and most succinct. By omitting and modifying a few of the Marcan details and by inserting the episode immediately after the section on hearing and obeying the word of Jesus, Luke has drawn out a slightly different emphasis. Whereas in Mark the story underscores the mysteriousness of the person and ministry of Jesus (particularly as seen in the question of the disciples, Mark 4:41; Luke 8:25), in Luke the main point seems to be that Jesus’ word is so authoritative that even the natural elements heed it. Also, in Mark the disciples are portrayed as not yet having faith (see 4:40), but in Luke the disciples apparently have only suffered a momentary lapse (see 8:25a: “Where…