He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
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He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
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And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?
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Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? how is it that ye haue no faith?
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Passages linked to Mark 4:40 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 8:25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid they marveled, saying to one another, “Who is this then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”
- Matthew 8:26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
- Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
- Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
- Matthew 16:8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, ‘because you have brought no bread?’
- Matthew 6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
- Psalms 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling.
- John 6:19-20 When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid. But he said to them, “It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
- Isaiah 42:3 He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain How cometh it to pass that you have no…
How cometh it to pass that you have no faith?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye…
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Ver. 40. Why are ye so fearful?] Increpatio cum admiratione: as their "Master, carest thou not," &c., was interrogatio conquerentis et reprehendentis. But if Caesar in a tempest could bid the bargeman be of good cheer, for he carried over the fortune of Caesar, which could not miscarry; {a} how much more might those that were upon the same bottom with Christ, have been confident of a safe arrival!
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How is it that ye have no faith?] A little they had, Mat 8:26. But this unexercised was, to comfort, as good as no faith.
{a} Perge contra tempestatem: Caesarem fers, et fortunam Caesaris. Plut.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 40. Why are ye so fearful?] Having me…
Verse 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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful!…
And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful! have ye not yet faith? Not pwv ouk ecete , but oupw ecete . If they had faith, they would have known that, though asleep, he could preserve them.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then he said to them
Then he said to them
"And Jesus said to his disciples"
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Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?
Jesus asks these questions to make his disciples consider why they are afraid when he is with them. These questions can be written as statements. AT: "You should not be afraid. You need to have more faith." (See: Rhetorical Question)
Who then is this, because even the wind and the sea obey him?
The disciples ask this question in amazement at what Jesus did. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "This man is not like ordinary men; even the wind and the sea obey him!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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