# Mark 4.40

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 38. And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? 39. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, <span class="rl-speech">Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.</span>
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> **40. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?</span>**
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> 41. And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? (Mark 4:38-41, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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, <span class="rl-speech">“Peace! Be still!”</span> The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
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> **40. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”</span>**
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> 41. They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” (Mark 4:38-41, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 38. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39. And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, <span class="rl-speech">Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.</span>
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> **40. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?</span>**
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> 41. And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? (Mark 4:38-41, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 38. and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, 'Teacher, art thou not caring that we perish?' 39. And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, <span class="rl-speech">'Peace, be stilled;'</span> and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:
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> **40. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?'</span>**
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> 41. and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?' (Mark 4:38-41, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Mark / John Mark (traditionally, on Peter's preaching) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Gentile-Roman Christian audience (heavy explanation of Jewish customs)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); Rome (likely composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 55-70

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G4102 - pistis](/codex/g4102-pistis/), *pistis* (Strong's G4102). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.5-12](/codex/matthew-8-5-12/), [Matthew 15](/codex/matthew-15/), [Matthew 23](/codex/matthew-23/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Why Didnt Jesus Write Anything Himself Objection Defeater](/codex/why-didnt-jesus-write-anything-himself-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 4.39-40](/codex/mark-4-39-40/)

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