to frighten · verb — aorist passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
exceedingly
μέγανmegan
G3173
big (literally or figuratively · adjective — accusative singular masculine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
said
ἔλεγονelegon
G3004
properly · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
one
ἀλλήλους·allēlous
G240
one another · reciprocal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
to
πρὸςpros
G4314
a preposition of direction · preposition
another
ἀλλήλωνallḗlōn
G240
one another
What
τίςtis
G5101
an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
manner
ἆραâra
G687
therefore
is
ἐστίestí
G2076
he (she or it) is
this
οὗτόςhoutos
G3778
the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
that
ὅτιhoti
G3754
demonstrative · conjunction
even
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
wind
ἄνεμοςanemos
G417
wind · noun — nominative singular masculine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
sea
θάλασσαthalassa
G2281
the sea (genitive case or specially) · noun — nominative singular feminine
obey
ὑπακούειhupakouei
G5219
to hear under (as a subordinate) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
him
αὐτῷ;¶autō
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
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Cross-references
Luke 8:25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he comman…
1 Samuel 12:18-20 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Job 38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
1 Samuel 12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
Psalms 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Jonah 1:9-10 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
Jonah 1:15-16 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
Matthew 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Mark 4:35–end
This miracle which Christ wrought for the relief of his disciples, in stilling the storm, we had before (Mat 8:23, etc.); but it is here more fully related. Observe,
1. It was the same day that he had preached out of a ship, when the even was come, Mar 4:35. When he had been labouring in the word and doctrine all day, instead of reposing himself, he exposeth himself, to teach us not to think of a constant remaining rest till we come to heaven. The end of a toil may perhaps be but the beginning of a toss. But observe, the ship that Christ made his pulpit is taken under his special protection, and, though in danger, cannot sink. What is used for Christ, he will take particular care of.
2. He h…
What manner of man is this? - They were astonished at such power proceeding from a person who appeared to be only like one of themselves. It is often profitable to entertain each other with the succor and support which we receive from God in times of temptation and distress; and to adore, with respectful awe, that sovereign power and goodness by which we have been delivered.
Having spoken so largely of the spiritual and practical uses to be made of these transactions, where the parallel places occur in the preceding evangelist, I do not think it necessary to repeat those things here.
Next: Mark Chapter 5
John Gill on Mark 4:41
And they feared exceedingly,.... That is, the men in the ship, the mariners to whom the ship belonged, and who had the management of it:
and said to one another, as persons in the greatest amazement,
what manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? Surely this person must not be a mere man; he must be more than a man; he must be truly God, that has such power over the wind and sea. This best suits with the mariners, since the disciples must have known before, who and what he was; though they might be more established and confirmed in the truth of Christ's deity, by this wonderful instance of his power.
John Calvin on Mark 4:35–end
Mark 4:35-41
Matthew 8:23-27
Mark 4:35-41
Luke 8:22-25
23. And when he had entered into the ship, [535] his disciples followed him. 24. And, lo, there was a great swell in the sea, so that the ship was covered with the billows: and he was asleep. 25. And his disiples approached and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we perish. 26. And he saith to them, Why are you timid, O men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and there was a great calm. 27. But the men wondered, saying, What sort of man is this: for the winds and the sea obey him?
35. And the same day, when it was evening, he said to them, Let us cross to the opposite side. 36. And having sent away the m…
The Church Fathers
When you have to listen to abuse, that means you are being buffeted by the wind. When your anger is roused, you are being tossed by the waves. So when the winds blow and the waves mount high, the boat is in danger, your heart is imperiled, your heart is taking a battering. On hearing yourself insulted, you long to retaliate; but the joy of revenge brings with it another kind of misfortune—shipwreck. Why is this? Because Christ is asleep in you. What do I mean? I mean you have forgotten his presence. Rouse him, then; remember him, let him keep watch within you, pay heed to him.… A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the sea. This is the moment to awaken Christ and let him remind you of those words: "Who can this be? Even the winds and the sea obey him."
So likewise the ship that carried our Lord; it was He that bare it, in that He stayed from it the wind that would have sunk it. Peace, for thou art shut up. While He was on the sea, His arm reached even to the fountain of the wind, to shut it up. The ship bare His manhood, but the power of His Godhead bare the ship and all that was therein. But that He might show that even His manhood needed not the ship, instead of the planks which a shipwright puts together and fastens, He like the Architect of creation, made the waters solid and joined them together and laid them under His feet. So the Lord strengthened the hands of Simeon the Priest, that his arms might bear up in the Temple the strength that was bearing-up all; as He strengthened the feet of Simeon the Apostle, that they might bear themselves up on the water. And so that name which bore the first-begotten in the Temple was afterwards borne up by the first-begotten in the sea; that He might show that as in the sea the drowning was borne up by Him, He did not need to be borne by Simeon on the dry ground. But our Lord bare Simeon up openly in the midst of the sea to teach that also on the dry land He supported him secretly.
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The disciples were absolutely terrified—a frequent response to Jesus in Mark (5:15, 33; 6:50; 9:32; 10:32; 11:18; 16:8). • Who is this man? Readers already know that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God (1:1, 11, 24; 3:11).
