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The disciples woke him and said to him, &#8220Teacher, don&#8217t you care if we drown?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/mark/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” <a href="/esv/mark/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” <a href="/bsb/mark/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” <a href="/blb/mark/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. And they awaken Him and say to Him, "Teacher, is it no concern to You that we perish?" <a href="/kjv/mark/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/mark/4.htm">New King James Version</a> But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” <a href="/nasb_/mark/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And yet Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” <a href="/nasb/mark/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, &#8220Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/mark/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” <a href="/lsb/mark/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jesus Himself was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion; and they got Him up and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” <a href="/amp/mark/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor’s leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?” <a href="/csb/mark/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher! Don’t you care that we’re going to die? ” <a href="/hcsb/mark/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him up and said to Him, &#8220Teacher! Don&#8217t You care that we&#8217re going to die?&#8221 <a href="/asv/mark/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/mark/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus was in the back of the boat with his head on a pillow, and he was asleep. His disciples woke him and said, "Teacher, don't you care that we're about to drown?" <a href="/erv/mark/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? <a href="/gwt/mark/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But he was sleeping on a cushion in the back of the boat. So they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we're going to die?" <a href="/gnt/mark/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus was in the back of the boat, sleeping with his head on a pillow. The disciples woke him up and said, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?" <a href="/isv/mark/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> But Jesus was in the back of the boat, asleep on a cushion. So they woke him up and asked him, "Teacher, don't you care that we're going to die?" <a href="/net/mark/4.htm">NET Bible</a> But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?" <a href="/nheb/mark/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?" <a href="/wbt/mark/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he was in the hinder part of the boat, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? <a href="/wey/mark/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But He Himself was in the stern asleep, with His head on the cushion: so they woke Him. "Rabbi," they cried, "is it nothing to you that we are drowning?"<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/mark/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” <a href="/web/mark/4.htm">World English Bible</a> He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He Himself was on the stern, sleeping on the pillow, and they wake Him up, and say to Him, “Teacher, are You not caring that we perish?” <a href="/blb/mark/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. And they awaken Him and say to Him, "Teacher, is it no concern to You that we perish?" <a href="/ylt/mark/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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?' <a href="/slt/mark/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he was upon the back part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow: and they aroused him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow; and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth it not concern thee that we perish? <a href="/cpdv/mark/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he was in the stern of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, does it not concern you that we are perishing?” <a href="/nabre/mark/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” <a href="/nrsvce/mark/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But Jesus was sleeping on a blanket in the stern of the boat; and they came and roused him and said to him, Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But Yeshua was sleeping on a pillow in the stern of the ship and they came and awakened him and they were saying to him, “Our Master, do you not care that we are perishing?!”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on the pillow. And they awoke him, and said to him: Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? <a href="/godbey/mark/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And He was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awaken Him, and say to Him; Teacher, is there no care to thee that we perish? <a href="/haweis/mark/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and he was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awoke him, and say unto him, Master, is it no concern to thee that we are perishing? <a href="/mace/mark/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> whilst Jesus was at the stern, asleep on a pillow: upon which they awak'd him, crying out, master, have you so little concern to let us sink? then he rose, <a href="/wey/mark/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But He Himself was in the stern asleep, with His head on the cushion: so they woke Him. "Rabbi," they cried, "is it nothing to you that we are drowning?" <a href="/worrell/mark/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And He Himself was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion; and they awake Him, and say to Him, "Teacher, is it no concern to Thee that we perish?" <a href="/worsley/mark/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And He was in the stern asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say unto Him, Master, art thou under no concern that we are perishing? <a href="/parallel/mark/4-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1180" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/4.htm">Jesus Calms the Storm</a> …37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. 38<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">But</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4403.htm" title="4403: prymnē (N-DFS) -- The stern of a ship. Feminine of prumnus; the stern of a ship.">stern,</a> <a href="/greek/2518.htm" title="2518: katheudōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.">sleeping</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4344.htm" title="4344: proskephalaion (N-ANS) -- A pillow or cushion. Neuter of a presumed compound of pros and kephale; something for the head, i.e. A cushion.">cushion.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeirousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">they woke</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">said,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1320.htm" title="1320: Didaskale (N-VMS) -- A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.">“Teacher,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3199.htm" title="3199: melei (V-PIA-3S) -- It is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns. A primary verb; to be of interest to, i.e. To concern.">don’t You care</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apollymetha (V-PIM-1P) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">we are perishing?”</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-26</a> Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. <a href="/luke/8-23.htm">Luke 8:23-25</a> As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Jonah 1:5-6</a> The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. / The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” <a href="/psalms/107-28.htm">Psalm 107:28-30</a> Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. / He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. / They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. <a href="/matthew/14-30.htm">Matthew 14:30-31</a> But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” / Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?” <a href="/john/6-18.htm">John 6:18-20</a> A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated. / When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. / But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23-24</a> Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. / Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9-10</a> Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a> He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a> Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ... <a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a> You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations. <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a> You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. <a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3-4</a> The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. / Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic. <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a> Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish?in the.<a href="/john/4-6.htm">John 4:6</a> Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.<a href="/hebrews/2-17.htm">Hebrews 2:17</a> Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.<a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a> For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.and they.<a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27-29</a> And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked… <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Job 8:5,6</a> If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; … <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23,24</a> Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever… carest.<a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Psalm 10:1,2</a> Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? … <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1,2</a> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? … <a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Psalm 77:7-10</a> Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/4-27.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/mark/4-27.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/mark/4-24.htm">Care</a> <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Carest</a> <a href="/mark/3-11.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-16.htm">Cushion</a> <a href="/mark/3-29.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/mark/3-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Drown</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Drowning</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/mark/4-28.htm">Head</a> <a href="/mark/4-25.htm">Him</a> <a href="/matthew/19-14.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/mark/4-33.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/26-49.htm">Master</a> <a href="/mark/1-39.htm">Part</a> <a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-16.htm">Pillow</a> <a href="/matthew/26-49.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/matthew/28-13.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Stern</a> <a href="/matthew/26-18.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Wake</a> <a href="/matthew/25-7.htm">Woke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/mark/13-34.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/mark/5-2.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/mark/5-26.htm">Care</a> <a href="/mark/12-14.htm">Carest</a> <a href="/mark/5-7.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm">Cushion</a> <a href="/mark/6-50.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Drown</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Drowning</a> <a href="/mark/9-44.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/mark/6-24.htm">Head</a> <a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Him</a> <a href="/mark/9-38.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/mark/5-2.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/5-35.htm">Master</a> <a href="/mark/9-26.htm">Part</a> <a href="/luke/5-37.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Pillow</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/mark/5-2.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Stern</a> <a href="/mark/5-35.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/mark/5-41.htm">Wake</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Woke</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 4</div>1. <a href="/mark/4-1.htm">The parable of the sower,</a> 14. <a href="/mark/4-14.htm">and the meaning thereof.</a> 21. <a href="/mark/4-21.htm">We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others.</a> 26. <a href="/mark/4-26.htm">The parable of the seed growing secretly;</a> 30. <a href="/mark/4-30.htm">and of the mustard seed.</a> 35. <a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Jesus stills the storm on the sea.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Jesus was in the stern The stern is the rear part of the boat, often considered a place of control and direction. Jesus being in the stern symbolizes His authority and control over the situation, even when it appears He is inactive. This setting on the Sea of Galilee, a freshwater lake in Israel, is significant as it was a central location for Jesus' ministry. The Sea of Galilee is known for sudden storms due to its geographical setting, which adds to the drama of the narrative.sleeping on the cushion Jesus sleeping during a storm highlights His humanity and physical exhaustion from ministry. It also demonstrates His divine peace and trust in God's sovereignty, contrasting with the disciples' fear. The cushion, likely a leather or cloth pillow used by sailors, indicates a common practice of the time, providing a glimpse into the daily life and practices of first-century fishermen.So they woke Him and said The disciples' decision to wake Jesus shows their desperation and lack of understanding of His divine nature. It reflects a common human tendency to seek divine intervention only when circumstances become dire. This action also sets the stage for Jesus to demonstrate His power over nature, reinforcing His identity as the Son of God.“Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” The title "Teacher" acknowledges Jesus' role as a rabbi and leader, yet the question reveals the disciples' doubt and fear. Their plea reflects a lack of faith and understanding of Jesus' mission and power. This moment parallels other biblical instances where God's people question His care, such as the Israelites in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Exodus 14:11-12</a>). It serves as a reminder of human frailty and the need for faith in God's providence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is asleep in the stern of the boat during a storm. His presence and subsequent actions demonstrate His divine authority and peace. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The followers of Jesus who are with Him in the boat. They are fearful and anxious due to the storm, highlighting their human frailty and lack of faith. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_boat.htm">The Boat</a> The setting for this event, symbolizing the journey of faith and the church. It is a place of both safety and vulnerability amidst the storm. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_storm.htm">The Storm</a> Represents trials and challenges in life. It is a literal storm that causes fear among the disciples, but also serves as a metaphor for spiritual and emotional turmoil. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea_of_galilee.htm">The Sea of Galilee</a> The body of water where this event takes place. Known for sudden and violent storms, it serves as a backdrop for demonstrating Jesus' power over nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_jesus'_presence.htm">Trust in Jesus' Presence</a> Even when Jesus seems "asleep" or distant, His presence is a source of peace and security. Trust that He is always with us, even in life's storms. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> The disciples' fear contrasts with Jesus' calm. We are called to replace fear with faith, trusting in Jesus' power and authority over all circumstances. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a> Jesus' ability to calm the storm demonstrates His divine authority. Recognize His power in your life and submit to His will. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Prayer in Times of Trouble</a> Like the disciples, we should turn to Jesus in prayer during our trials, confident that He hears and responds to our cries for help. <a href="/topical/p/peace_in_the_storm.htm">Peace in the Storm</a> Jesus models perfect peace amidst chaos. Seek His peace through prayer, scripture, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 4</a> <a href="/q/is_christ's_body_real_or_an_illusion.htm">Is Christ's physical body an illusion or real?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus_show_human_traits.htm">How does Jesus exemplify human qualities and experiences?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_divine_jesus_say_'i_thirst'.htm">How could Jesus, who is presented as divine, express physical weakness by saying “I thirst” in John 19:28? </a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_speak_secretly_or_openly.htm">Did Jesus speak secretly? John 18:20 says no, but Mark 4:34 and Matthew 13:10-11 suggest he explained parables privately to his disciples.</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) Asleep on a pillow.--Better, on the pillow--the cushion commonly to be found in the boat's stern.Carest thou not that we perish?--St. Mark alone gives this touch of despairing expostulation, in which we trace the specific want of faith which was afterwards reproved.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 38. - And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow; more literally, he himself was in the stern (η΅ν αὐτὸς ἐπὶ τῇ πρύμνῃ) asleep on the cushion (ἐπὶ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων). He had changed his posture. He was weary with the labour of addressing the great multitude. He had sought the momentary rest which the crossing of the lake offered to him. He was resting his head upon the low bench which served both for a seat and for a pillow. But while he slept as man, he was watchful as God. "Behold, he that keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps." Master, carest thou not that we perish? This question savours of impatience, if not of irreverence. Who so likely to have put it as St. Peter? Nor would he be likely afterwards to forget that he had put it. Hence, probably, its appearance in St. Mark's Gospel. <a href="/commentaries/mark/4-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [Jesus] αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. stern, πρύμνῃ (prymnē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4403.htm">Strong's 4403: </a> The stern of a ship. Feminine of prumnus; the stern of a ship. sleeping καθεύδων (katheudōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. cushion. προσκεφάλαιον (proskephalaion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4344.htm">Strong's 4344: </a> A pillow or cushion. Neuter of a presumed compound of pros and kephale; something for the head, i.e. A cushion. [So] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they woke ἐγείρουσιν (egeirousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. said, λέγουσιν (legousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Teacher, Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor. don’t You care μέλει (melei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3199.htm">Strong's 3199: </a> It is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns. A primary verb; to be of interest to, i.e. To concern. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. we are perishing?” ἀπολλύμεθα (apollymetha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/mark/4-38.htm">Mark 4:38 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/mark/4-38.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 4:38 He himself was in the stern asleep (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/4-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 4:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 4:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 4:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 4:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>