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.
King James Version
In Context
25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Cross References
Job 38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Psalms 89:9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalms 104:6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalms 114:3The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 63:12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:24-28
Jesus Allays a Storm. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 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. 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even… Read the whole commentary →