Marc 4:40

40 Puis il leur dit: Pourquoi avez-vous peur? Comment n'avez-vous point de foi?

Marc 4:40 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 4:40

And he said unto them
His disciples,

why are ye so fearful?
since he was with them in person, whose power to keep and preserve them, they had no room to question, when they reflected on the miracles they had so lately seen performed by him:

how is it that ye have no faith?
That is, in exercise: faith they had, but it was very small, and scarcely to be called faith: they did indeed apply to him to save them, which showed some faith in him, but then they feared it was too late, and that they were past all hope, and were just perishing; (See Gill on Matthew 8:26).

Marc 4:40 In-Context

38 Mais il était à la poupe, dormant sur un oreiller; et ils le réveillèrent et lui dirent: Maître, ne te soucies-tu point de ce que nous périssons?

39 Mais lui, étant réveillé, parla avec autorité aux vents, et il dit à la mer: Tais-toi, sois tranquille. Et le vent cessa, et il se fit un grand calme.

40 Puis il leur dit: Pourquoi avez-vous peur? Comment n'avez-vous point de foi?

41 Et ils furent saisis d'une fort grande crainte, et ils se disaient l'un à l'autre: Mais qui est celui-ci, que le vent même et la mer lui obéissent?