Matthew 8:26
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;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25and his disciples having come to him, awoke him, saying, 'Sir, save us; we are perishing.'
27and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind — is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'
Cross References
Job 38:8And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.
Psalms 89:9Thou [art] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.
Psalms 104:6The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
Psalms 114:3The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.
Isaiah 41:10Be not afraid, for with thee I [am], Look not around, for I [am] thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.
Isaiah 63:12Leading by the right hand of Moses, the arm of His glory, Cleaving waters from before them, To make to Himself a name age-during.
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 →