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!”

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¹⁸ When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he ·told [instructed; ordered] his ·followers [disciples] to ·go [cross] to the other side of the lake.

Jesus Calms a Storm^(A)

²³ Jesus got into a boat, and his ·followers [disciples] ·went with [^Lfollowed] him. ²⁴ [Suddenly; ^LAnd look/^Tbehold] A ·great [fierce] storm arose on the ·lake [sea] so that waves ·covered [swept over] the boat, but Jesus was sleeping. ²⁵ His ·followers [disciples] went to him and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We ·will drown [^Lare lost/perishing]!”

²⁶ Jesus answered, “Why are you ·afraid [cowardly]? ·You don’t have enough faith [or How little faith you have!; ^TYou of little faith].” Then Jesus got up and ·gave a command to [reprimanded; rebuked] the wind and the waves, and it became completely calm [^Cparalleling God’s subduing of the waters representing chaos in the OT; Ps. 65:7; 89:9; 107:29].

²⁷ The men were amazed and said, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the ·waves [^Lsea] obey him!”

Jesus Calms a Storm^(A)

²² One day Jesus and his ·followers [disciples] got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let’s go across the lake.” And so they started across. ²³ While they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A very strong wind blew up on the lake, causing the boat to ·fill with water [nearly swamp], and they were in danger.

²⁴ The ·followers [disciples] went to Jesus and woke him, saying, “Master! Master! We ·will drown [are perishing/going to die]!”

Jesus got up and ·gave a command to [reprimanded; rebuked] the wind and the waves. They stopped, and it became calm [^Cparalleling God’s subduing of the waters (representing chaos); Ps. 65:7; 89:9; 107:29]. ²⁵ Jesus said to ·his followers [^Lthem], “Where is your faith?”

·The followers [^LThey] were afraid and amazed and said to each other, “Who [^Lthen] is this that commands even the wind and the water, and they obey him?”