Mark 4:37

“And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.”

Mark 4:37 · direct translation from the Greek
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In the storm Jesus sleeps; when woken, he calms the wind and the seaPeace and Anxiety

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Mark 4:37, word by word

a greatμεγάληmegalē

intense

Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.

Where else “megalē” appears
windstormλαῖλαψlailaps

storm

Storm, squall.

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windstormἀνέμουanemou

wind

Wind.

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arisesγίνεταιginetai

happen

For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.

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the wavesκύματαkymata

wave

Wave.

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were breakingἐπέβαλλενepeballen

break over

To rush in, like waves into the boat.

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the boatπλοῖονploion

boat

Boat.

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so thatὥστεhōste

so that

So much that, to the point that.

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was alreadyἤδηēdē

already

Already, by now.

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fillingγεμίζεσθαιgemizesthai

fill

Fill, be filled.

Where else “gemizesthai” appears

Parallel passages

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The storm calmed

Matthew 8:23-27Luke 8:22-25

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Mark 4:35-41

35And he says to them on that day, when evening had come, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36And leaving the crowd, they take him along, just as he was, in the boat; and other boats were with him. 37And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they wake him and say to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40And he said to them, “Why are you cowards? Do you still not have faith?” 41And they feared with a great fear and were saying to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Matthew 8:23-27

23And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24And look, a great shaking arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. 25And they came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us; we are perishing!” 26And he says to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27And the men were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

Luke 8:22-25

22Now it happened on one of the days that he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail. 23And as they sailed, he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger. 24And they came and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the surge of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And he said to them, “Where is your faith?” And being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”

The context

36And leaving the crowd, they take him along, just as he was, in the boat; and other boats were with him.

37 · This verse (above)

38And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they wake him and say to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

Read all of Mark 4

To study Mark 4 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What happened in the boat when the storm came, and what did Jesus do (vv. 37–39)?

  2. 2. What it means

    What did Jesus mean by “whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” when telling the parable of the sower (vv. 3–9)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you cowards?” (v. 40). What fear of today could you bring before him?

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