Mark - 4:40



40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 4:40.

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And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet?
And he said to them, Why are ye thus fearful? how is it ye have not faith?
"Why are you so timid?" He asked; "have you still no faith?"
And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?
And he said to them: "Why are you afraid? Do you still lack faith?"
"Why are you so timid?" he exclaimed. "Have you no faith yet?"

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Why are ye so fearful? - Having me with you.
How is it that ye have no faith? - Having already had such proofs of my unlimited power and goodness.

And he said unto them, (m) Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
(m) How does it come to pass that you have no faith?

And he said unto them,.... His disciples,
why are ye so fearful? since he was with them in person, whose power to keep and preserve them, they had no room to question, when they reflected on the miracles they had so lately seen performed by him:
how is it that ye have no faith? That is, in exercise: faith they had, but it was very small, and scarcely to be called faith: they did indeed apply to him to save them, which showed some faith in him, but then they feared it was too late, and that they were past all hope, and were just perishing; See Gill on Matthew 8:26.

And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful?--There is a natural apprehension under danger; but there was unbelief in their fear. It is worthy of notice how considerately the Lord defers this rebuke till He had first removed the danger, in the midst of which they would not have been in a state to listen to anything.
how is it that ye have no faith?--next to none, or none in present exercise. In Matthew (Matthew 8:26) it is, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Faith they had, for they applied to Christ for relief: but little, for they were afraid, though Christ was in the ship. Faith dispels fear, but only in proportion to its strength.

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