Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Study Note
Study Note
'And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm' — the sea-calming miracle addresses the disciples' faith-deficit before demonstrating divine power over creation, making the miracle an acted parable about discipleship under pressure. The disciples' question — 'What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?' (verse 27) — functions as a Christological self-disclosure scene: only God rebukes the sea in the Hebrew Bible (Psalm 104:7; Nahum 1:4; Job 38:11), making the answer to their question implicit and momentous. The scene has served as a paradigm in Christian spirituality for divine presence amid crisis and the rebuke of paralyzing fear.
Other Translations
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
And he saith to them, `Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?' Then having risen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm;
And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
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