Marco 4:39

39 Ed egli, destatosi, sgridò il vento e disse al mare: Taci, calmati! E il vento cessò, e si fece gran bonaccia.

Marco 4:39 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 4:39

And he arose and rebuked the wind
He arose from off his pillow, and stood up; and in a majestic and authoritative way reproved the wind, as if it was a servant that had exceeded his commission; at which he shows some resentment:

and said unto the sea, peace, be still;
as if that which was very tumultuous and boisterous, and threatened with shipwreck and the loss of lives, had raged too much and too long:

and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm;
which was very unusual and extraordinary; for after the wind has ceased, and the storm is over, the waters of the sea being agitated thereby, keep raging, and in a violent motion, for a considerable time; whereas here, as soon as ever the word was spoken, immediately, at once, the wind ceased, and the sea was calmed: a clear proof this, that he must be the most high God, who gathers the winds in his fists, and stills the noise of the seas and their waves.

Marco 4:39 In-Context

37 Ed ecco levarsi un gran turbine di vento che cacciava le onde nella barca, talché ella già si riempiva.

38 Or egli stava a poppa, dormendo sul guanciale. I discepoli lo destano e gli dicono: Maestro, non ti curi tu che noi periamo?

39 Ed egli, destatosi, sgridò il vento e disse al mare: Taci, calmati! E il vento cessò, e si fece gran bonaccia.

40 Ed egli disse loro: Perché siete così paurosi? Come mai non avete voi fede?

41 Ed essi furon presi da gran timore e si dicevano gli uni agli altri: Chi è dunque costui, che anche il vento ed il mare gli obbediscono?