Focused Passage

Mark 4:35-41

The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm

Mark 4 moves from Jesus' parable of the sower to the mystery of the kingdom, from warning about hearing to promises of hidden growth, from small beginnings to great kingdom outcome, and finally from kingdom teaching to a storm where the disciples must learn who Jesus is.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

35When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

39Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

40“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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Verse 35

Original words

WhenΚαὶG2532Conjunction-ἐνG1722PrepositionthatἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularvvvἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvγενομένηςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singularevening cameὀψίαςG3798Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularHe saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto [His disciples]αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralLet us crossΔιέλθωμενG1330Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularother sideπέρανG4008Adverb
Verse 36

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AfterκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey had dismissedἀφέντεςG863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλονG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey took [Jesus] with themπαραλαμβάνουσινG3880Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsinceὡςG5613AdverbHe was alreadyἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularboatπλοίῳG4143Noun - Dative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthere wereἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularotherἄλλαG243Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralboatsπλοῖαG4143Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 37

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SoonΚαὶG2532Conjunctiona violentμεγάληG3173Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularwindstormλαῖλαψG2978Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular. . .ἀνέμουG417Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularcame upγίνεταιG1096Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralwavesκύματαG2949Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwere breakingἐπέβαλλενG1911Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularoverεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularboatπλοῖονG4143Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularso thatὥστεG5620Conjunction-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular[it]πλοῖονG4143Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvἤδηG2235Adverbwas being swampedγεμίζεσθαιG1072Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Verse 38

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ButκαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus]αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsternπρύμνῃG4403Noun - Dative Feminine SingularsleepingκαθεύδωνG2518Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularcushionπροσκεφάλαιονG4344Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[So]καὶG2532Conjunctionthey wokeἐγείρουσινG1453Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidλέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularTeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbdon’t You careμέλειG3199Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .σοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe are perishingἀπολλύμεθαG622Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural
Verse 39

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ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] got upδιεγερθεὶςG1326Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] rebukedἐπετίμησενG2008Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularwindἀνέμῳG417Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularseaθαλάσσῃG2281Noun - Dative Feminine SingularSilenceΣιώπαG4623Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHe commandedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularBe stillπεφίμωσοG5392Verb - Perfect Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwindἄνεμοςG417Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulardied downἐκόπασενG2869Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionit wasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularperfectlyμεγάληG3173Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularcalmγαλήνηG1055Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 40

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WhyΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare youἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralso afraidδειλοίG1169Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe askedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralDo you still have noἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .οὔπω*G3768AdverbfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 41

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionOverwhelmed with fearἐφοβήθησανG5399Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .μέγανG3173Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .φόβονG5401Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionthey askedἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .πρὸςG4314Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralWhoΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἄραG686ConjunctionisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionevenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwindἄνεμοςG417Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσαG2281Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularobeyὑπακούειG5219Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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