KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Matthew 8
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 the winds and the sea obey him!
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?δειλοίG1169 · deilostimidἐστε,G1510 · eimito beὀλιγόπιστοι;G3640 · oligopistosof little faithτότεG5119 · totethenἐγερθεὶςG1453 · egeirōto ariseἐπετίμησενG2008 · epitimaōto rebukeτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνέμοιςG417 · anemoswindκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoθαλάσσῃ,G2281 · thalassaseaκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beγαλήνηG1055 · galēnēcalmμεγάλη.¶G3173 · megasgreat
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Isaiah 41:10-14Fear 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.Psalm 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.Psalm 107:28-30Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.Psalm 89:9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.Matthew 6:30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?Luke 8:24-25And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.Mark 4:39-41And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.Romans 4:20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;Job 38:8-11Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?Mark 6:48-51And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.Matthew 16:8[Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?Isaiah 50:2-4Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.Matthew 14:30-31But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.Habakkuk 3:8Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? [was] thine anger against the rivers? [was] thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses [and] thy chariots of salvation?Revelation 10:2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and [his] left [foot] on the earth,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?Proverbs 8:28-29When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:Psalm 114:3-7The sea saw [it], and fled: Jordan was driven back.
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