<p>4:37 <i>And there arose a great wind storm and the waves slammed into the boat, so much so that the boat was now filling</i>- The changes of tense in the Gospel records suggest an eye witness telling the story. &quot;And there arises a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling&quot; (RV). But the rest of the account in the surrounding verses is in proper past tenses- e.g. &quot;He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said...&quot; (:39). The impression we have is of the author getting carried away with the memory of the event, and telling it as if it's happening. And this is especially fitting if in fact the Gospels were performed live rather than coldly memorized as prose.</p><p>The word used for the storm in Mt. 8:24 is also translated &quot;earthquake&quot;. &quot;Arose&quot; uses the same Greek word as found in Mt. 8:26 &quot;there was / arose a great calm&quot;. Just as easily as God can raise up a crisis, He can raise up the resolution to it.&nbsp;</p>