Mark 4:37
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.”
γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
λαῖλαψ
a storm
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λαῖλαψ
Whirlwind, violent storm. Lailaps. Jesus slept in the boat as a lailaps threatened to swallow it whole. Even the fiercest storm bows to his word.
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μέγας
violent
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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κῦμα
waves
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κῦμα
Wave, billow, surge. Kyma. The disciples feared the waves while Jesus slept in the stern. What breaks over you does not break you if Christ is in the boat. Do not fear the surge.
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ἐπιβάλλω
were breaking
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ἐπιβάλλω
to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to
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πλοῖον
boat
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πλοῖον
Boat, ship, vessel. Ploîon. Jesus calmed the storm from inside one, and called disciples away from them. The boat is where faith is tested and surrender begins. Step out when He calls.
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ὥστε
so that
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ὥστε
Therefore, so that, as a result. Hōste. What comes before determines what comes after. Live in light of the therefore.
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ἤδη
already
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ἤδη
Even now, already. Ēdē. The kingdom is not only coming, it is already breaking in. What God has promised, he has already begun.
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γεμίζω
is being filled up
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γεμίζω
Fill completely, load full. Gemízō. The disciples filled twelve baskets; the servants filled the jars to the brim. God does not fill halfway. Expect fullness.
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