Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Mark 4:40
And he said unto them, (m) Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
(m) How does it come to pass that you have no faith?
And he said unto them, (m) Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
(m) How does it come to pass that you have no faith?
MARK 4:40 deiloi, evste* ou;pw {A} The reading adopted as the text has by far the best external support. The reading…pw/j ouvk (A C K P 33 _al_) seems to have arisen from a desire to soften somewhat...
Verse Mark 4:40. _WHY ARE YE SO FEARFUL?_] Having me with you. _HOW IS IT THAT YE HAVE NO FAITH?_] Having already had such proofs of my unlimited power and goodness....
See the notes at Matthew 8:18. 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...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Teaching by the Seaside. The Parable of the Sower. (Mark 4:1. Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4 .)_ 2. The Word to shine forth in testimony. (Mar
TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...
When on that day evening had come, he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side." So they left the crowds and took him, just as he was, in their boat. And there were other boats with him. A g...
SO. thus....
40. [852][853][854][855][856] omit οὕτως. ΟΥ̓́ΠΩ ([857][858][859][860][861]) rather than πῶς ([862][863][864]). [852] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of...
35–41. THE STILLING OF THE WIND AND THE WAVES Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25...
_JESUS CALMED THE STORM MARK 4:35-41:_ Jesus did many powerful things to prove that He is Lord of all. On this night they and some other little boats were crossing the sea. The Bible says, "He was in...
ΔΕΙΛΌΣ (G1169) трусливый, робкий, боязливый, не имеющий мужества (LN, 1:317-18)....
_SUMMARY 4:34_5:43 The argument of this section is the same as that of the corresponding section in Matthew. (See Matthew 8:1 to Matthew 9:35.) It proves the divine power of Jesus by showing that he c...
3. THE FIRST WITHDRAWAL 4:355:20 a. The Stilling of the Tempest 4:35-41 _TEXT 4:35-41_ And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving the mu...
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, ARE YE SO FEARFUL? There is a natural apprehension under danger; but there was unbelief in the...
35-41 Compare Mat_8:18-27; Luk_2:22-25. 37 The lake of Galilee is subject to sudden squalls when the wind sweeps down from the mountains on the east. In a short time it changes from a placid mirror-li...
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. STILLING THE TEMPEST 1-9. Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4). See on Mt....
STILLING THE STORM (Matthew 8:18; Matthew 8:23; Luke 8:22). See on Mt. St. Mark's graphic details should be noticed—' the other boats with Him,' Mark 4:36, and
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 4 THE STORY ABOUT THE SEEDS VERSES 1-9 Every farmer knows that he must plant his s...
(35-41) AND THE SAME DAY. — Better, _in that day._ See Notes on Matthew 8:23. The connection of the events, as given by St. Mark, seems to be precise enough, but it differs widely from that in St. Mat...
CHAPTER 4:35-41; 6:47-52 (MARK 4:35; MARK 6:47) THE TWO STORMS (JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER) "And on that day, when even was come, He saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving t...
τί δειλοί, etc., duality of expression again. Matthew gives the second phrase, Luke the gist of both....
_Crossing the lake_ (Matthew 8:18; Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25). ἐν ἐκείνῃ τ. ἡ., on _that_ day, the day of the parable discourse, the more to be noted that Mark does not usually trouble himself abo...
GROWTH IN GOD'S KINGDOM Mark 4:10-41 How quick the Master was to observe the meaning of natural symbols! To Him all things were unfoldings of eternal mystery, and the ways of men unconsciously mirror...
In verses Mark 4:1; Mark 4:10, we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and learn it,...
STORM ON THE GALILEAN SEA Matthew 13:18-27; Mark 4:35-41; & Luke 8:22-25; Luke 9:57-62. Mark: “And He says to them o
(35) And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. (36) And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him, even as he was in the ship, and...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_CHRIST IN THE TEMPEST_ ‘And the same day, when the even was come, He saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.… What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?’ Ma...
_THE TWO FEARS_ ‘And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind an...
This introduces the true character and result of His own service, and all the history of the service that should be accomplished unto a far distant future; as well as the responsibility of His discipl...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM,.... His disciples, WHY ARE YE SO FEARFUL? since he was with them in person, whose power to keep and preserve them, they had no room to question, when they reflected on the mira...
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? Ver. 40. _Why are ye so fearful?_] _Increpatio cum admiratione:_ as their "Master, carest thou not," &c., was _interroga...
_The same day, when the even was come_ See note on Matthew 8:18. _They took him even as he was in the ship_ They carried him immediately, in the same vessel from which he had been preaching to the peo...
Christ stills the tempest. Matthew 14:23-33....
NO FAITH; why is it, after all you have seen and heard, that you have not such confidence in me as to prevent your fear? That course of Christ in his providence which sometimes leads his people to thi...
The miracle:...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHY ARE YE SO FEARFUL? HOW IS IT THAT YE HAVE NO FAITH?...
His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1, but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells simply...
SERMON #1 TITLE: Does Jesus Care? TEXT: Mark 4:35-41 PROPOSITION: QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Ways READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. In the NT the word “care” can have several meanings. 2. Song: Does Jes...
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...
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Mark 4:40 But G2532 said G2036 (G5627) them G846 Why G5101 you G2075 (G5748) so G3779 fearful...
‘And he said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you not have faith?” ' There was a gentle counter-rebuke in His words. He had a right to expect them not to be afraid. They knew to some extent Who He wa...
JESUS TAMES THE ROARING WAVES (4:35-41). One supreme importance of incidents like this one was that in them the disciples themselves directly benefited from Jesus unique power. It was one thing to see...
Mark 4:40. HAVE YE NOT YET FAITH. ‘Yet,' in view of the late instruction, and His numerous miracles. Mark, in many instances, brings out the weakness of the disciples most prominently, a significant f...
THE TIME of the voyage across the lake is fixed by the account before us. It was the evening of the day (Mark 4:35) when the discourse in parables had been uttered. The other accounts (Matthew 8:18; L...
WHY ARE YE FEARFUL? (Τ δειλο εστε;). They had the Lord of the wind and the waves with them in the boat. He was still Master even if asleep in the storm.HAVE YE NOT YET FAITH? (Ουπω εχετε πιστιν;)...
Mark 4:35 There are various instances in Sacred Scripture of the effect produced by the revelation of God to man, sometimes by mere power, sometimes by terror, sometimes, as in the drama of Job, by a...
Mark 4:35 _And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude,--_ Telling them that Christ would give them n...
CONTENTS: Parable of the sower. Parable of the candle. Parable of the mustard seed. Jesus stills the storm. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, disciples. CONCLUSION: The present age is a time for missions an...
Mark 4:12. _That seeing they may see, and not perceive._ St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26. They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which fell on...
_And the same day, when the even was come, He saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side._ IN THE STORM I. The influence of danger it caused the disciples to doubt the care of Christ. Why...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:40 AFRAID. The cure for fear is FAITH in Jesus. ⇐...
JESUS CALMS THE STORM MATTHEW 8:23-27; MARK 4:35-41; LUKE 8:22-25; MATTHEW 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples foll
CHAPTER 4 1 _The parable of the sower_, 14 _and the meaning thereof_. 21 _We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others_. 26 _The parable of the seed growing secretly_, 30 _and of the musta...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 4:39. AROSE.—_Awoke_. PEACE, BE STILL.—_Be silent! Be muzzled!_ Mark alone preserves these words, which were doubtless addressed to “the prince of the power of th...
EXPOSITION MARK 4:1 AND AGAIN HE BEGAN TO TEACH BY THE SEASIDE. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. The room and the...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to Mark, chapter 4. Beginning in chapter 4, we have the beginning of the ministry of Christ in parables. There is often times a mistaken opinion...
Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 43:2; John 6:19; John 6:20; Luke 8:25;...
GETTING WHAT YOU GIVE Mark 4:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are many "as" and "sos" in the "Word of God. These cover various lines of consideration. Let us suggest one or two of these before we take u...