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Mark 4:39
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 4:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- New International Version (NIV)He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
Context of Mark 4:39
37And 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?” And 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]. 40Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith and confidence [in Me]?” 41They were filled with great fear, and said to each other, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
Read all of Mark 4Mark 4:39 word by word
καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ εἶπεν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· σιώπα, πεφίμωσο. καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he aroseδιεγείρωdiegeirō · to arouseG1326
- rebukedἐπιτιμάωepitimaō · to rebukeG2008
- the windὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
- Peaceσιωπάωsiōpaō · be quietG4623
- be stillφιμόωphimoō · to muzzleG5392
- ceasedκοπάζωkopazō · to abateG2869
- there wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- aγαλήνηgalēnē · calmG1055
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
Cross-references for Mark 4:39
- Exodus 14:16As for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the sons of Israel may go through the middle of the sea on dry land.
- Job 38:11And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’?
- Psalms 29:10The Lord sat as King at the flood; Yes, the Lord sits as King forever.
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their pounding waves.
- Psalms 104:7At Your rebuke they fled; At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
- Psalms 107:29He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.
- Psalms 148:8Lightning and hail, snow and fog; Stormy wind, fulfilling His orders;
- Proverbs 8:29When He set for the sea its boundary So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth—
- Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord. ‘Do you not tremble [in awe] in My presence? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, An eternal decree and a perpetual barrier beyond which it cannot pass. Though the waves [of the sea] toss and break, yet they cannot prevail [against the sand ordained to hold them back]; Though the waves and the billows roar, yet they cannot cross over [the barrier]. [Is not such a God to be feared?]
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering [around them], He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!”
- Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers [illustrating His judgment]. Bashan [on the east] and [Mount] Carmel [on the west] wither, And [in the north] the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
- Luke 4:39Standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began serving them [as her guests].
- Psalms 89:9You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.
- Lamentations 3:31For the Lord will not reject forever,
Commentaries on Mark 4:39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Peace, be still - Be silent! Be still! There is uncommon majesty and authority in these words. Who but God could act thus? Perhaps this salvation of his disciples in the boat might be designed to show forth that protection and deliverance which Christ will give to his followers, however violently they may be persecuted by earth or hell. At least, this is a legitimate use which may be made of this transaction.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. 39-40The disciples still lacked faith in Jesus (4:41), even though they had many chances to experience his power and authority (1:21–34, 40–45; 2:1–12; 3:1–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. And he arose, and rebuked the wind--"and the raging of the water" (Lu 8:24). and said unto the sea, Peace, be still--two sublime words of command, from a Master to His servants, the elements. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm--The sudden hushing of the wind would not at once have calmed the sea, whose commotion would have settled only after a considerable time. But the word of command was given to both elements at once.Read the comment
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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
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