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Mark 4:39

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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.
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  1. Psalms 107:29Rank 1 from verse 39
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    29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

  2. Psalms 89:9Rank 2 from verse 39
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    9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

  3. Psalms 29:10Rank 3 from verse 39
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    10The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.

  4. Psalms 65:7Rank 4 from verse 39
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    7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

  5. Jeremiah 5:22Rank 5 from verse 39
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    22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  6. Proverbs 8:29Rank 6 from verse 39
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    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

  7. Job 38:11Rank 7 from verse 39
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    11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

  8. Exodus 14:22Rank 8 from verse 39
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    22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

  9. Exodus 14:28–29Rank 9 from verse 39
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    28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

    29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

  10. Psalms 104:7–9Rank 10 from verse 39
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    7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

    8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

    9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

  11. Psalms 148:8Rank 11 from verse 39
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    8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

  12. Psalms 93:3–4Rank 12 from verse 39
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    3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

    4The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  13. Exodus 14:16Rank 13 from verse 39
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    16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

  14. Lamentations 3:31Rank 14 from verse 39
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    31For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

  15. Mark 9:25Rank 15 from verse 39
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    25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

  16. Nahum 1:4Rank 16 from verse 39
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    4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

  17. Luke 4:39Rank 17 from verse 39
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    39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

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Mark 4:39

COMBINED MEANING

arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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COMBINED MEANING

rebuked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of rebuke. Sense 1: To reprove or censure. Sense 2: To command something to cease or be restrained.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

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COMBINED MEANING

sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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COMBINED MEANING

peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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still

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Sense 1: Continuing without interruption, or remaining as before. Sense 2: Quiet, silent, or without motion. Sense 3: Even yet or nevertheless. Sense 4: To make quiet or cause to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ceased

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Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).

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4:35And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

4:36And 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.

4:37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

4:38And 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?

4:39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

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4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

4:41And 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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