Mark 4:39

Translations

Modern

Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And having been awoken, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” And the wind abated, and there was a great calm.

Latin

Et exsurgens comminatus est vento, et dixit mari: Tace, obmutesce. Et cessavit ventus: et facta est tranquillitas magna.

Original

Greek

English

Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

Notes

Mark 4:39–40

The 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).

Mark 4:35–41

This 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.

Mark 4:35–5:43

The three miracle stories in this section are connected by:

a shared location (the Sea of Galilee),
the presence of the disciples,
the use of a boat, and
a common theme, "Who is this" (4:41).

Theme notes and profiles

The Son of God

Events

Seaside Parables and Miraclec. AD 28

Related verses

Psalm 107:29
He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Psalm 89:9
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
Psalm 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
Psalm 65:7
You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
Proverbs 8:29
…when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
Job 38:11
…and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
Exodus 14:22
…and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Psalm 93:3–4
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Exodus 14:28–29
The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
Psalm 148:8
…lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
Psalm 104:7–9
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

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