Mark 4:40

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 their fear. It is worthy of notice how considerately the Lord defers this rebus until He had first removed the danger, in the midst of which they would not have been in a state to listen to anything. HOW IS IT THAT YE HAVE NO FAITH? - next to none, or none in present exercise. In Luke it is, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Faith they had, because they applied to Christ for relief; but little, because they were afraid, though Christ was in the ship. Faith dispels fear, but only in proportion to its strength....

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 calm at once. Why are ye so fearful? Though there may be cause for some fear, yet not for such fear as this. Those may suspect their faith, who can have such a thought as that Jesus careth not though his people perish. How imperfect are the best of saints! Faith and fear take their turns while we are in this world; but ere long, fear will be overcome, and faith will be lost in sight....

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 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 probably to the people, who, seeing him sail, resolved to follow him. Mark 4:39 PEACE, BE STILL - There is something exceedingly autho

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 little courtyard no longer sufficed for the multitudes that came to him. The Authorized Version says that "a great multitude was gathered unto him." The Greek adjective, according to the most approved reading, is πλεῖστος the superlative of πολὺς,_ _and should be rendered "a very great" multitude. They bad probably been waiting for him in the neighborhood of Capernaum. HE ENTERED INTO A BOAT—probably the boat mentioned at Mark 3:9—AND SAT IN THE SEA, _i.e. _in the boat afloat on the water, so

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 miracles they had so lately seen performed by him: HOW IS IT THAT YE HAVE NO FAITH? That is, in exercise: faith they had, but it was very small, and scarcely to be called faith: they did indeed apply to him to save them, which showed some faith in him, but then they feared it was too late, and that they were past all hope, and were just perishing; Matthew 8:26....

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 no more instruction that day, and that they had better go back to their homes. There are some preachers who have great gifts of dispersion, it does not take them long to scatter a congregation; but I expect that Christ's disciples found it to be no easy task to send away the crowds that had been listening to their Master's wondrous words. But, « when they had sent away the multitude,»- Mark 4:36. _They took him even a he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships._ Christ was Lord High Admiral of the Galilean lake that night, and he had quite a little fleet of

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 Jesus’ reproach spoken to the disciples....

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. (Mark 4:21 .Luke 8:16 .) 3. The Parable of the Growth of the Seed and the Harvest. (Mark 4:26 .) 4. The Parable of the Mustard Seed. (Mark 4:30 .Matthew 13

TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...