Mark 4:35-41

Good News Translation

Jesus Calms a Storm^(A)

³⁵ On the evening of that same day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” ³⁶ So they left the crowd; the disciples got into the boat in which Jesus was already sitting, and they took him with them. Other boats were there too. ³⁷ Suddenly a strong wind blew up, and the waves began to spill over into the boat, so that it was about to fill with water. ³⁸ Jesus was in the back of the boat, sleeping with his head on a pillow. The disciples woke him up and said, “Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?”

³⁹ Jesus stood up and commanded the wind, “Be quiet!” and he said to the waves, “Be still!” The wind died down, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Why are you frightened? Do you still have no faith?”

⁴¹ But they were terribly afraid and began to say to one another, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”