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[[Jesus]]'s '''Calming the Storm''' is described in three [[Gospels]]: beginning at Matthew 8:23, Mark 4:39, and Luke 8:24. The issue is how Jesus actually calmed the storm: '''''by word, by deed, or by observation'''''? Modern physicians -- the insights of [[quantum mechanics]] -- suggest that the calming was achieved by observation, not by word or deed. | [[Jesus]]'s '''Calming the Storm''' is described in three [[Gospels]]: beginning at Matthew 8:23, Mark 4:39, and Luke 8:24. The issue is how Jesus actually calmed the storm: '''''by word, by deed, or by observation'''''? Modern physicians -- the insights of [[quantum mechanics]] -- suggest that the calming was achieved by observation, not by word or deed. | ||
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Jesus's Calming the Storm is described in three Gospels: beginning at Matthew 8:23, Mark 4:39, and Luke 8:24. The issue is how Jesus actually calmed the storm: by word, by deed, or by observation? Modern physicians -- the insights of quantum mechanics -- suggest that the calming was achieved by observation, not by word or deed.
Respected modern translations of each are as follows:
| Verse | Greek | NASB | ESV | CBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 8:26 | ... τότε ἐγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη. | ... Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"] | ... Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. | ... Then He got up and judged the winds and the sea, and a great calm fell. |
| Mark 4:39 | καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ εἶπεν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, Σιώπα, πεφίμωσο. καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη. | And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"] | And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. | He got up and disapproved of the wind, and laid down the sea to an orderly and controlled state. The wind then stopped, and there was complete calm. |
| Luke 8:24 | ... ὁ δὲ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ τῷ κλύδωνι τοῦ ὕδατος: καὶ ἐπαύσαντο, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη. | ... And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. | ... And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. | ... Then He stood up and judged the wind and the waves, so that the wind stopped blowing and the waves calmed. |
Is "rebuked" the correct translation of the Greek term "ἐπιτιμάω", which appears in all three verses above and in connection with other miracles, such as Jesus's lifting of the fever in Luke 4:39? The real meaning of the Greek "ἐπιτιμάω" is closer to "judge" than to affirmatively rebuke. The term can even be used in a positive manner, as in "honor" or "raise the price of." The English term "rebuke" carries the primary connotation of a verbal communication, while in the Greek ἐπιτιμάω has the primary connotation of a non-verbal judgment.
In the Mark verse above, traditional translations insert the word "said" as though Jesus caused the calming by verbally ordering the sea to be still. But "λέγω" -- the Greek term used for said in some versions -- does not appear in the Greek above, and where it does appear in Greek versions its real meaning is to "lay", to "cause to lie down," or to "put to sleep." It only has a connotation of speaking when used in a context of verbal communication (as in putting one word with another), which is not the case here.
