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Berean Standard Bible

“But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?””

Mark 4:38

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After a full day of teaching, Jesus and his disciples cross the Sea of Galilee at night. Several of the disciples are experienced fishermen, so a storm that frightens them must be truly severe.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

World English Bible (WEB)

He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

King James Version (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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, 'Teacher, are you not caring that we perish?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y él estaba en la popa, durmiendo sobre un cabezal, y le despertaron, y le dicen: ¿Maestro, no tienes cuidado que perecemos?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús dormía en la popa, con la cabeza en una almohada. Lo despertaron y le dijeron: ―Maestro, ¿no te importa que nos estemos hundiendo?

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