MARK 4:41 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But now they were very afraid again and asked each other, “Who could this man be that both the wind and waves obey him?”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And they were filled with great fear and were saying to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

UST They were terrified. They said to one another, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

BSB § Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

BLB And they feared with great fear and were saying to each other, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

AICNT And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

OEB But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another, ‘Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?’

WEBBE They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

LSV And they feared a great fear and said to one another, “Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

FBV They were stunned and terrified.[fn] They asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

4:41 Although the aspect of fear is usually brought out in translations, the text indicates that they had been frightened previously. Now they were amazed, in awe at what had happened, though no doubt still terrified.

TCNT And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

T4T They were very awestruck. They said to one another, “Not only do the demons obey this man, but even the wind and the waves obey him! “◄What kind of man is he?/This man is not like ordinary people!► [RHQ]”

LEB And they were terribly frightened[fn] and began to say[fn] to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

4:41 Literally “they feared a great fear”

4:41 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)

BBE And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

Moff No Moff MARK book available

Wymth Then they were filled with terror, and began to say to one another, "Who is this, then? For even wind and sea obey Him."
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ASV And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

DRA No DRA MARK 4:41 verse available

YLT and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

Drby And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

RV And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Wbstr And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

KJB-1769 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
(And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that evening the wind and the sea obey him? )

KJB-1611 And they feared exceedingly, and saide one to another, What maner of man is this, that euen the winde and the sea obey him?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And they feared exceadyngly, and sayde one to another: Who is this? For both wynde and sea obey hym.
(And they feared exceadyngly, and said one to another: Who is this? For both wind and sea obey him.)

Gnva And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that both the winde and sea obey him?
(And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that both the wind and sea obey him? )

Cvdl And they feared exceadingly, & sayde one to another: What is he this? For wynde and see are obedient vnto him.
(And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another: What is he this? For wind and see are obedient unto him.)

TNT And they feared excedingly and sayde one to another: what felowe is this? For booth winde and see obey him.
(And they feared excedingly and said one to another: what fellow is this? For booth wind and see obey him. )

Wycl No Wycl MARK 4:41 verse available

Luth Und sie fürchteten sich sehr und sprachen untereinander: Wer ist der? Denn Wind und Meer sind ihm gehorsam.
(And they/she/them fürchteten itself/yourself/themselves very and said untereinander: Who is der? Because wind and sea are him obedient/submissive.)

ClVg No ClVg MARK 4:41 verse available

UGNT καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν, καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους, τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν, ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούει αὐτῷ?
(kai efobaʸthaʸsan fobon megan, kai elegon pros allaʸlous, tis ara houtos estin, hoti kai ho anemos kai haʸ thalassa hupakouei autōi?)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν, καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους· Τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ⸀ὑπακούει αὐτῷ;
(kai efobaʸthaʸsan fobon megan, kai elegon pros allaʸlous; Tis ara houtos estin hoti kai ho anemos kai haʸ thalassa ⸀hupakouei autōi;)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν, καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν, ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα [fn]ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ;
(Kai efobaʸthaʸsan fobon megan, kai elegon pros allaʸlous, Tis ara houtos estin, hoti kai ho anemos kai haʸ thalassa hupakouousin autōi; )

4:41 υπακουουσιν αυτω 96.1% ¦ αυτω υπακουει ECM^† 1.3% ¦ υπακουει αυτω ECM^† NA SBL TH WH 0.4%

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Son of God

Time and again Jesus’ healings, exorcisms, raising of the dead, and teachings created wonder, awe, amazement, and fear (e.g., Mark 1:22, 27; 4:41; 5:15, 20, 33; 7:37; 9:15; 10:24, 26, 32; 12:17; 15:5). This amazement emphasizes the miraculous nature of Jesus’ ministry. The Gospel writers wanted their readers to ask themselves, “Who is this man? . . . Even the wind and waves obey him!” (Matt 8:27; Mark 4:41; Luke 8:25). Mark gives the answer at the very beginning of his Gospel: Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1).

In the Old Testament, the title “Son of God” is applied to the people of Israel (Exod 4:22; Deut 32:5-6, 18-19; Ps 82:6; Jer 3:19; 31:9, 20; Hos 11:1; Mal 2:10) and to angels (Gen 6:2; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Ps 29:1). It is also applied in a special way to Israel’s king—the anointed king was seen as God’s “son” (2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chr 22:10; 28:6; Pss 2:7; 89:26-27). The title also appears in intertestamental Jewish literature (including the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls), possibly in reference to the coming Messiah. Jews in the first century would have likely considered the coming Messiah as a “Son of God.”

Jesus’ identity as “the Son of God” was affirmed by God at his baptism (Mark 1:11; Matt 3:17; Luke 3:22) and by demons he encountered during his ministry (Matt 8:29; Mark 1:24; 1:34; 3:11; 5:7; Luke 4:34; 8:28). Later, the disciples recognized Jesus as the Messiah (Matt 16:16; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20) and Jesus immediately began to teach them of his forthcoming death (Matt 16:21; Mark 8:31; Luke 9:22). Then, at Jesus’ transfiguration, God affirmed the disciples’ confession (Matt 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35). As Jesus approached his death, he affirmed his unique identity as God’s Son, both through his teaching (Mark 12:1-12; 13:32) and at his trial (Mark 14:61-62).

In the Gospels, the climactic confession of Jesus’ identity as God’s Son took place at the crucifixion, where a Roman centurion became the first human in the narrative to recognize that Jesus is truly the Son of God (Mark 15:39). While Jesus’ identity as the Son of God is demonstrated in his exorcisms and by his Father’s declarations, his sacrificial death and the way he died (Mark 15:33-39) provide the supreme evidence that he is the Son of God.

Passages for Further Study

Exod 4:22; Deut 32:5-6; 2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chr 22:10; 28:6; Pss 2:7; 89:26-27; Jer 3:19; 31:9, 20; Matt 26:63-68; Mark 1:1, 11, 24; 4:35-41; 8:31; 9:7; 12:1-12; 14:61-62; 15:32-39; Luke 1:32-35; 4:41; John 1:18; 3:16-17, 35-36; 5:19-26; 17:5, 24; 20:31; Acts 13:33; Rom 1:4; 5:10; 8:3, 32; 2 Cor 1:19; Gal 2:20; 4:4-5; Eph 4:13; 1 Thes 1:10; Heb 1:2-14; 3:6; 5:5; 1 Jn 1:3; 2:22; 3:23; 4:9-10, 14; 5:20; 2 Jn 1:3, 9; Rev 2:18

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν

˱they˲_/were/_afraid ˱with˲_fear great

Here, the phrase feared a great fear means that they were extremely afraid. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they were extremely afraid] or [they were terrified]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν, ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούει αὐτῷ?

who consequently this is that both the wind and the sea (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα αὐτῷ ὑπακούει)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could turn this into two sentences, one asking the question, and the other giving the reason for the question. Alternate translation: [Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!]

τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν, ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούει αὐτῷ

This is a genuine question, not a statement in question form. The disciples are looking for information about what kind of person Jesus could be if he can do these things. Alternate translation: [Who then is this person, for even the wind and the sea obey him]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

τίς ἄρα

who consequently

Here, the word then indicates that the disciples ask this question in response to what Jesus has done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [So then, who] or [Given what he just did, who]

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