Mark 4:40

Hebrew Names Version

He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid?

King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? How is it that you haue no faith?

King James Version
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

English Standard Version
He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"

New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

New Century Version
Jesus said to his followers, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

Amplified Bible
Jesus said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith and confidence [in Me]?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to them, "Why are you so cowardly? Do you still have no faith?"

Berean Standard Bible
"Why are you so afraid?" He asked. "Do you still have no faith?"

Contemporary English Version
Jesus asked his disciples, "Why were you afraid? Don't you have any faith?"

Complete Jewish Bible
He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no trust even now?"

Darby Translation
And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?

Easy-to-Read Version
He said to his followers, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? how is it that ye haue no faith?

George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, Why are you so fearful? and why do you have no faith?

Good News Translation
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Why are you frightened? Do you still have no faith?"

Lexham English Bible
And he said to them, "Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?"

Literal Translation
And He said to them, Why are you so fearful? How do you not have faith?

American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?

Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

International Standard Version
He said to them, "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith yet?"

Etheridge Translation
And he said to them, Why feared ye ? how is it ye have no faith ?

Murdock Translation
And he said to them: Why were ye so fearful? and why have ye not faith?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearefull? Howe is it, that ye haue no fayth?

English Revised Version
And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?

World English Bible
He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it, that ye have not faith?

Weymouth's New Testament
"Why are you so timid?" He asked; "have you still no faith?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, What dreden ye? `Ye han no feith yit?

Update Bible Version
And he said to them, Why are you fearful? have you not yet faith?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

New English Translation
And he said to them, "Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?"

New King James Version
But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" [fn]

New Living Translation
Then he asked them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

New Life Bible
He said to His followers, "Why are you so full of fear? Do you not have faith?"

New Revised Standard
He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto them - Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet?

Revised Standard Version
He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?

Young's Literal Translation
and he said to them, `Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto them: Why are ye so fearfull? How is it, that ye haue no faith?

Mace New Testament (1729)
why, said he, are ye so frighted? are ye still so void of faith?

Simplified Cowboy Version
After a second, he said, "Why are y'all so scared? Don't you have faith in me?"

Contextual Overview

³⁵ On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side." ³⁶ Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him. ³⁷ There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled. ³⁸ He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?" ³⁹ He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Shalom! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?" ⁴¹ They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Why: Psalms 46:1-3, Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 43:2, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 14:31, Luke 8:25, John 6:19, John 6:20

no faith: Matthew 6:30, Matthew 16:8

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:1 - And David Proverbs 3:25 - Be Isaiah 37:6 - Be not Matthew 16:11 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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; :-.

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 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.