Mark 4:30-41 ▼

30 And he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God, and under what parabolic figure shall I represent it?

31 It is like a grain of mustard, which when it is sown in the earth, is among the least of all the seeds which are upon the earth:

32 but when it is sown, it groweth up and becomes greater than all herbaceous plants, and produceth vast branches; so that the birds of the air may roost under the shadow of it.

33 And with many such like parables spake he to them the word.

34 And without a parable spake he not unto them; but in private he explained them all to his disciples.

35 And the same day he saith unto them, as the evening shut in, Let us pass over to the other side.

36 And sending the multitude away, they took him just as he was in the vessel; and there were also some other little vessels with him.

37 And a great hurricane arose, and the waves broke into the vessel, so that it was now full of water:

38 and he was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awoke him, and say unto him, Master, is it no concern to thee that we are perishing?

39 And rising, he with authority charged the wind, and said to the sea, Silence! be still! And the wind subsided, and there was a great calm.

40 And he said to them, Why are ye so timorous? How is it that ye have not confidence?

41 And they were filled with the most reverential awe, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?