Mark 4:37

Amplified Bible

And a fierce windstorm began to blow, and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already being swamped.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped.

King James Version (1611)
And there arose a great storme of wind, and the waues beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

King James Version
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

English Standard Version
And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

New American Standard Bible
And a fierce gale of wind developed, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling with water.

New Century Version
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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up.

Legacy Standard Bible
And a great windstorm *arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat so that the boat was already filling up.

Berean Standard Bible
Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

Contemporary English Version
Suddenly a windstorm struck the lake. Waves started splashing into the boat, and it was about to sink.

Complete Jewish Bible
A furious windstorm arose, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was close to being swamped.

Darby Translation
And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.

Easy-to-Read Version
A very bad wind came up on the lake. The waves were coming over the sides and into the boat, and it was almost full of water.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And there arose a great storme of winde, and the waues dashed into the shippe, so that it was now full.

George Lamsa Translation
And there arose a heavy storm and wind, and the waves kept falling into the boat, so that the boat was nearly filled up.

Good News Translation
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.

Lexham English Bible
And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled with water.

Literal Translation
And a great windstorm occurred, and the waves beat into the boat so that it was filled already.

American Standard Version
And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

Bible in Basic English
And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

Hebrew Names Version
There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

International Standard Version
A violent windstorm came up, and the waves began breaking into the boat, so that the boat was rapidlyalready">[fn] becoming swamped.

Etheridge Translation
And there was a great commotion and wind, and the waves fell upon the vessel, which was nigh being filled.

Murdock Translation
And there was a great tempest and wind: and the waves beat upon the ship, and it was near being filled.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there arose a great storme of wynde, and the waues dasshed into the shippe, so that it was nowe full.

English Revised Version
And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

World English Bible
There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full.

Weymouth's New Testament
But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And a greet storm of wynde was maad, and keste wawis in to the boot, so that the boot was ful.

Update Bible Version
And there rises a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

Webster's Bible Translation
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full.

New English Translation
Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

New King James Version
And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

New Living Translation
But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.

New Life Bible
A bad wind storm came up. The waves were coming over the side of the boat. It was filling up with water.

New Revised Standard
A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there ariseth a great tempest of wind, - and, the waves, were dashing over into the boat, so that, already being filled, was the boat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that the ship was filled.

Revised Standard Version
And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed ye waves into the ship so that it was full.

Young's Literal Translation
And there cometh a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there arose a greate storme of wynde, and dasshed the wawes in to the shippe, so that the shippe was full.

Mace New Testament (1729)
at length a violent storm ensued, and the waves beat into the ship, that it began to fill,

Simplified Cowboy Version
But soon, after they had bedded down for the night, a terrible storm came upon them. Lightning struck all around and the wind threatened to blow them all away . . . if the waves didn't drown them first.

Contextual Overview

³⁵On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee]." ³⁶So leaving the crowd, they took Him with them, just as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him. ³⁷And a fierce windstorm began to blow, and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already being swamped.³⁸But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor's leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?" ³⁹And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still (muzzled)!" And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness]. ⁴⁰Jesus said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith and confidence [in Me]?" ⁴¹They were filled with great fear, and said to each other, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there arose: Matthew 8:23, Matthew 8:24, Luke 8:22, Luke 8:23

great storm: Job 1:12, Job 1:19, Psalms 107:23-31, Jonah 1:4, Acts 27:14-20, Acts 27:41, 2 Corinthians 11:25

Reciprocal: Psalms 93:4 - mightier Jonah 1:6 - arise

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there arose a great storm of wind,.... Called Laelaps, a wind that is suddenly whirled about upwards and downwards, and is said to be a storm, or tempest of wind with rain; it was a sort of a hurricane:

and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was full; of water, and ready to sink. Beza says in one copy it read, βυθιζεσθαι, and so in one of Stephens's. It was immersed, covered all over with water, and was going down at once to the bottom; so that they were in imminent danger, in the utmost extremity; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 8:18-27.

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 authoritative and majestic in this command of our Lord. Standing amid the howling tempest, on the heaving sea, and in the darkness of night, by his own power he stills the waves and bids the storm subside. None but the God of the storms and the billows could awe by a word the troubled elements, and send a universal peace and stillness among the winds and waves. He must, therefore, be divine. The following remarks by Dr. Thomson, long a resident in Syria, and familiar with the scenes which occur there, will farther illustrate this passage, and the parallel account in Matthew 8:18-27, and also the passage in Matthew 14:23-32. The extract which follows is taken from “The land and the Book,” vol. ii. p. 32, 33: “To understand the causes of these sudden and violent tempests, we must remember that the lake lies low - 600 feet lower than the ocean; that the vast and naked plateaus of the Jaulan rise to a great height, spreading backward to the wilds of the Hauran and upward to snowy Hermon; that the water-courses have cut out profound ravines and wild gorges, converging to the head of this lake, and that these act like gigantic “funnels” to draw down the cold winds from the mountains.

On the occasion referred to we subsequently pitched our tents at the shore, and remained for three days and nights exposed to this tremendous wind. We had to double-pin all the tent-ropes, and frequently were obliged to hang with our whole weight upon them to keep the quivering tabernacle from being carried up bodily into the air. No wonder the disciples toiled and rowed hard all that night; and how natural their amazement and terror at the sight of Jesus walking on the waves! The faith of Peter in desiring and “daring” to set foot on such a sea is most striking and impressive; more so, indeed, than its failure after he made the attempt. The whole lake, as we had it, was lashed into fury; the waves repeatedly rolled up to our tent door, tumbling over the ropes with such violence as to carry away the tent-pins. And moreover, those winds are not only violent, but they come done suddenly, and often when the sky is perfectly clear. I once went in to swim near the hot baths, and, before I was aware, a wind came rushing over the cliffs with such force that it was with great difficulty I could regain the shore. Some such sudden wind it was, I suppose, that filled the ship with waves so that it was now full, while Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the hinder part of the ship; nor is it strange that the disciples aroused him with the cry of Master! Master! carest thou not that we perish.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. A great storm of wind — Matthew 8:24; Matthew 8:24.