Mark 4:39 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Jesus got up and straight up told the wind to chill out, then looked at the sea and said, 'Peace. Be still.' And just like that, the wind stopped completely and everything went totally calm.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus literally told a storm to sit down and it listened — that's the kind of power we're talking about.

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