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Selected Verse: Mark 4:41 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mr 4:41 |
King James |
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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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And they feared exceedingly--were struck with deep awe.
and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?--"What is this?" Israel has all along been singing of JEHOVAH, "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them!" "The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea!" (Psa 89:9; Psa 93:4). But, lo, in this very boat of ours is One of our own flesh and blood, who with His word of command hath done the same! Exhausted with the fatigues of the day, He was but a moment ago in a deep sleep, undisturbed by the howling tempest, and we had to waken Him with the cry of our terror; but rising at our call, His majesty was felt by the raging elements, for they were instantly hushed--"WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS THIS?"
Glorious Cure of the Gadarene Demoniac (Mark 5:1-20). |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
They feared exceedingly (ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν)
Lit., they feared a great fear.
What manner of man is this? (τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν)
The A. V. is rather a rendering of Matthew's ποταπός, what manner of (Mat 8:27), than of Mark's τίς, who. The Rev. gives it rightly: Who then is this ? The then (ἄρα) is argumentative. Since these things are so, who then is this |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
What manner of man is this? - They were astonished at such power proceeding from a person who appeared to be only like one of themselves. It is often profitable to entertain each other with the succor and support which we receive from God in times of temptation and distress; and to adore, with respectful awe, that sovereign power and goodness by which we have been delivered.
Having spoken so largely of the spiritual and practical uses to be made of these transactions, where the parallel places occur in the preceding evangelist, I do not think it necessary to repeat those things here. |
4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!