Mark 4:35-41

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Jesus Calms a Storm^(A)

³⁵ That evening, Jesus said to ·his followers [^Lthem], “Let’s go across the lake.” ³⁶ Leaving the crowd behind, they took him in the boat just as he was [^Cmeaning he was already in the boat; 4:1]. There were also other boats with them. ³⁷ A very strong wind came up on the lake. The waves came over the sides and into the boat so that it was ·already full of water [nearly swamped]. ³⁸ Jesus was at the ·back of the boat [stern], sleeping on a cushion. ·His followers [^LThey] woke him and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are ·drowning [perishing]?”

³⁹ Jesus stood up and ·commanded [reprimanded; rebuked] the wind and said to the ·waves [sea], “·Quiet! [^TPeace!] Be still!” Then the wind stopped, and it became completely calm. [^CThis parallels God’s subduing of the waters representing chaos in the OT; Ps. 65:7; 89:9; 107:29.]

⁴⁰ Jesus said to ·his followers [^Lthem], “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

⁴¹ They were ·very afraid [terrified; filled with awe] and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the ·waves [sea] obey him!”