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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.

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    10The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.

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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?

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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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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

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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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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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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

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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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