Mark 4:38

Mark 4:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Context of Mark 4:38

36So they went and left the crowd behind. Jesus was already in the boat. So the disciples took him across the lake. Some other boats also went with them. 37Then a strong wind began to blow across the lake. Water began to go into the boat and fill it. Soon the boat was almost going under the water. Jesus was in a comfortable place at the back of the boat. He was sleeping. The disciples woke him. They said to him, ‘Teacher, we will die here in the water! Please do something!’ 39Jesus woke up and he spoke strongly to the wind and to the water. ‘Be quiet!’ he said. ‘Stop!’ Then the wind stopped and the water became quiet again. 40Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You should not be afraid like that. You should trust me.’

Mark 4:38 word by word

καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἐν τῇ πρύμνῃ ἐπὶ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων. καὶ ἐγείρουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· διδάσκαλε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἀπολλύμεθα;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the hinder part of the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the hinder part of the shipπρύμναprumna · sternG4403
• asleepκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518
• a pillowπροσκεφάλαιονproskephalaion · cushionG4344
• they awakeδιεγείρωdiegeirō · to arouseG1326
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• carestμέλωmelō · to concernG3199
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• we perishἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622

Cross-references for Mark 4:38

• John 4:6Jacob's well was there. Jesus was tired after his journey and he sat down by the well. It was about midday. His disciples had gone to buy food in the town. A woman from Samaria came to the well to get some water. Jesus said to her, ‘Please give a drink to me.’
• Hebrews 2:17Because of that, it was necessary for Jesus to become completely like us, his brothers and sisters. He had to become God's servant on our behalf, like God's most important priest. In that way, he could serve God well and be kind to us. He died as a sacrifice so that God could forgive us for our sins.
• Hebrews 4:15Jesus, our great priest understands us. He knows how weak we are. He knows that we sometimes want to do wrong things. The Devil tried to make him do all those same kinds of wrong things. But Jesus never did anything wrong.
• 1 Kings 18:27At noon, Elijah began to laugh at them. ‘Shout louder!’ he said. ‘He is a god, isn't he? Maybe he is thinking about something else! Or has he left the room for a moment? Maybe he has gone away from home on a journey. Or perhaps he is asleep and you need to wake him up!’
• Job 8:5But you should pray to Almighty God. You should ask him to help you.
• Psalms 44:23Lord, do something! Why are you sleeping? Wake up! Do not turn away from us for ever!
• Isaiah 51:9Wake up, Lord! Get ready to show your strength! Do great things, as you did in past days, when our ancestors were alive. Remember how you cut the monster, Rahab, into pieces.
• Matthew 8:25The disciples went to him and they woke him. ‘Master, save us!’ they said. ‘We will die here in the water!’
• Luke 8:24So the disciples went to Jesus and they woke him. ‘Master, master, we will die here in the water!’ they said. Then Jesus got up and he spoke strongly to the wind and to the water. ‘Stop!’ he said. The wind stopped immediately and the water became flat.
• Psalms 10:1Must you stand so far away, Lord? Why do you hide when there is trouble?
• Psalms 22:1My God! My God, why have you left me alone? Why is my help far away? I am crying out in great pain!
• Psalms 77:7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me? Will he never be kind to me again?
• Isaiah 40:27You Israelites, descendants of Jacob, say, ‘The Lord does not know about our troubles. He does not bring justice to us.’ Why do you say that?
• Isaiah 49:14But Zion's people said, ‘The Lord has left us alone. The Lord God has forgotten about us.’
• Isaiah 54:6‘The Lord will now call you to come back to him. You have been like a wife who was very upset, because her husband has left her. You have been like a wife who married when she was young, and her husband sent her away.’ That is what your God says.
• Isaiah 63:15So now, do something to help us! Look down from your beautiful, holy home in heaven. Use your power to show that we are your special people. Have you forgotten how to be kind to us?

Commentaries on Mark 4:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38On a pillow - probably means a little bed, or hammock, such as are common in small vessels. I have seen several in small packets, or passage boats, not a great deal larger than a bolster.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. 38Jesus was likely asleep at the back of the boat, using a sandbag as a pillow. In 1986, archaeologists found a boat from the time of Jesus in the mud near the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is 8 meters long (26.5 feet), 2.2 meters wide (7.5 feet), and 1.37 meters deep (4.5 feet). It has a raised stern. It could hold up to 15 people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. And he was in the hinder part of the ship--or stern. asleep on a pillow--either a place in the vessel made to receive the head, or a cushion for the head to rest on. It was evening; and after the fatigues of a busy day of teaching under the hot sun, having nothing to do while crossing the lake, He sinks into a deep sleep, which even this tempest raging around and tossing the little vessel did not disturb. and they awake him, and say unto him…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:38

• Cowardice
• Doubting
• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Pillow
• Sea
• Sleep
• Trouble
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• Cushion
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Master

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