Mark 4:37

Mark 4:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
• New International Version (NIV)A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

Context of Mark 4:37

35On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee].” 36So leaving the crowd, they took Him with them, just as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him. And a fierce windstorm began to blow, and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already being swamped. 38But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor’s leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?” 39And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

Mark 4:37 word by word

καὶ γίνεται λαῖλαψ μεγάλη ἀνέμου, καὶ τὰ κύματα ἐπέβαλλεν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὥστε ἤδη γεμίζεσθαι τὸ πλοῖον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there aroseγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• aλαῖλαψlailaps · stormG2978
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• of windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• andδέde · thenG1161
• the wavesκῦμαkuma · a waveG2949
• beatἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasγεμίζωgemizō · to fillG1072
• nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235

Cross-references for Mark 4:37

• Matthew 8:23When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
• Luke 8:22Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake (Sea of Galilee).” So they set out.
• Job 1:12Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that Job has is in your power, only do not put your hand on the man himself.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
• Psalms 107:23Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a great wind toward the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.
• Acts 27:14But soon afterward a violent wind, called Euraquilo [a northeaster, a tempestuous windstorm like a typhoon], came rushing down from the island;
• 2 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent adrift on the sea;

Commentaries on Mark 4:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37A great storm of wind - See on Matthew 8:24; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-41Verses 35-41 See the notes at Matthew 8:18-27. Mark 4:36 Even as he was in the ship - They took him without making any preparation for the voyage; without providing any food or raiment. He was sitting in a ship, or boat, instructing the people. In the same boat, probably ill fitted to encounter a storm on the lake, they sailed. This would render their danger more imminent and the miracle more striking. There were with him other little ships - Belonging…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-41Verses 35-41 Christ was asleep in the storm, to try the faith of his disciples, and to stir them up to pray. Their faith appeared weak, and their prayers strong. When our wicked hearts are like the troubled sea which cannot rest, when our passions are unruly, let us think we hear the law of Christ, saying, Be silent, be dumb. When without are fightings, and within are fears, and the spirits are in a tumult, if he say, "Peace, be still," there is a great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-41This passage focuses on the greatness of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The authority of Jesus over the forces of nature showed that he is divine (truly God). the other side: The eastern side of the Sea of Galilee was the region of the Gerasenes (5:1). The presence of other boats following him shows how popular Jesus had become.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. And there arose a great storm of wind--"a tempest of wind." To such sudden squalls the Sea of Galilee is very liable from its position, in a deep basin, skirted on the east by lofty mountain ranges, while on the west the hills are intersected by narrow gorges through which the wind sweeps across the lake, and raises its waters with great rapidity into a storm. and the waves beat into the ship--kept beating or pitching on the ship. so that it was now…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:37

• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sea
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

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• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Tempest
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Commentaries on Mark 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings