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 day, when evening came, He said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.” 36After dismissing the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him. And a fierce gale of wind developed, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling with water. 38And yet Jesus Himself 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?” 39And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

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

• And a fierceμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• galeλαῖλαψlailaps · stormG2978
• of windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• developedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• and the wavesκῦμαkuma · a waveG2949
• were breakingἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• the boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• soὥστεhōste · soG5620
• was alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• fillingγεμίζωgemizō · to fillG1072

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’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
• Job 1:12Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not reach out and put your hand on him.” 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 1:4However, the Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break up.
• Acts 27:14But before very long a violent wind, called Euraquilo, rushed down from the land;
• 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 at 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

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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