KJV King James Version
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?
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Mark 4:38
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?”
WEB World English Bible
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
ASV American Standard Version
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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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?’
Surrounding context — Mark 4
35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 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?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heἦνG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρύμνῃG4403 · prumnasternἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσκεφάλαιονG4344 · proskephalaioncushionκαθεύδων.G2518 · katheudōto sleepκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγείρουσινG1453 · egeirōto ariseαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγουσινG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heδιδάσκαλε,G1320 · didaskalosteacherοὐG3756 · ounoμέλειG3199 · melōto concernσοιG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἀπολλύμεθα;G622 · apolluōto destroy
Cross-references
1 Peter 5:7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.Hebrews 4:15For 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.Isaiah 54:6-8For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.Matthew 8:25And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.Luke 8:24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.Isaiah 40:27-28Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?Isaiah 51:9-10Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?Isaiah 64:12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these [things], O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?1 Kings 18:27-29And 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.Job 8:5-6If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;Psalm 77:7-10Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?Isaiah 49:14-16But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.Psalm 22:1-2To 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?Hebrews 2:17Wherefore 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.Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?Psalm 44:23-24Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.Psalm 10:1-2Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?John 4:6Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.
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