Mark 4:39

rebuked the wind All three Evangelists record that He rebukedthe wind (comp. Psalms 106:9), St Mark alone adds His distinct address to the furious elements. On be stillsee above, Mark 1:25. Comp. Matthew 8:26; Luke 8:24, and note. The perfect imperative of the original implies the command that the result should be instantaneous.

the wind ceased Lit. grew tired. We have the same word in Matthew 14:32, and again in Mark 6:51. As a rule, after a storm the waves continue to heave and swell for hours, but here at the word of the Lord of Nature there was a "great calm."