King James Version
Mark 4:40 in the King James Version says “And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?” — study this verse from Mark chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”
Mark 4:40 · KJV
And 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?
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.
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
And they feared exceedingly , and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“how is it”
G4459an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
“that ye have”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“faith”
G4102persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ
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