Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. New Living Translation Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. English Standard Version And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 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. Berean Literal Bible And He says to them, "O you of little faith, Why are you afraid?" Then having arisen, He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. King James Bible 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. New King James Version But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. New American Standard Bible He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. NASB 1995 He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. NASB 1977 And He said to them, “Why are you timid, you men of little faith?” Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and it became perfectly calm. Legacy Standard Bible And He said to them, “Why are you so cowardly, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. Amplified Bible He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was [at once] a great and wonderful calm [a perfect peacefulness]. Christian Standard Bible He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith? ” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. Holman Christian Standard Bible But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yeshua said to them, “Why are you afraid, you small of faith?” Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm. Contemporary English Version But Jesus replied, "Why are you so afraid? You surely don't have much faith." Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to calm down. And everything was calm. Douay-Rheims Bible And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus said to them, "Why do you cowards have so little faith?" Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm. Good News Translation "Why are you so frightened?" Jesus answered. "What little faith you have!" Then he got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop, and there was a great calm. International Standard Version He asked them, "Why are you afraid, you who have little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. Literal Standard Version And He says to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then having risen, He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm; Majority 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. New American Bible He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. NET Bible But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm. New Revised Standard Version And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. New Heart English Bible And 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. Webster's Bible Translation And he saith to 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. Weymouth New Testament "Why are you so easily frightened," He replied, "you men of little faith?" Then He rose and reproved the winds and the waves, and there was a perfect calm; 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. 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Calms the Storm…25The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26“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. 27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”… Cross References Psalm 65:7 You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations. Psalm 107:29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. Matthew 6:30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Matthew 8:27 The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!" Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. "You of little faith," He said, "why did you doubt?" Matthew 16:8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread? Treasury of Scripture And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Why. Matthew 6:30 Wherefore, 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? Matthew 14:30,31 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me… 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? and rebuked. Matthew 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Job 38:8-11 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? … Psalm 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. Jump to Previous Afraid Calm Completely Easily Faith Fear Fearful Frightened Full Great Little Orders Perfect Rebuked Reproved Risen Rose Sea Waves Wind WindsJump to Next Afraid Calm Completely Easily Faith Fear Fearful Frightened Full Great Little Orders Perfect Rebuked Reproved Risen Rose Sea Waves Wind WindsMatthew 8 1. Jesus cleanses the leper;5. heals the centurion's servant, 14. Peter's mother in law, 16. and many others; 18. shows the cost of following him; 23. stills the storm on the sea; 28. drives the demons out of two men possessed; 31. and tells them to go into the pigs. (26) Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?--St. Luke puts the question more strongly: "Where is your faith?" as though it had all drifted away under the pressure of their fears. Yet the word "of little faith" was singularly appropriate. They had not altogether lost their trust in Him, but they had not learnt the lesson of the centurion's faith, and were only at ease when they heard His voice, and saw that He was watching over them. Rebuked the winds and the sea.--This seems to have been almost, so to say, our Lord's formula in working miracles. The fever (Luke 4:39), the frenzy of the demoniac (Mark 9:25), the tempest, are all treated as if they were hostile and rebel forces that needed to be restrained. St. Mark, with his usual vividness, gives the very words of the rebuke: "Peace, be still"--literally, be dumb, be muzzled, as though the howling wind was a maniac to be gagged and bound. There was a great calm.--As with the fever in Matthew 8:15, so here, the work was at once instantaneous and complete. There was no after-swell such as is commonly seen for hours after a storm. Verse 26. - And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? (Matthew 6:30, note). The winds and waves were mastering their souls as well as their bodies. Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea. -Rebuked (ἐπετίμησε); cf. Psalm 104:7. The words spoken are recorded by St. Mark. And there was a great calm. Corresponding to the "great tempest" (ver. 24).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “[You] of little faith,”ὀλιγόπιστοι (oligopistoi) Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 3640: Of little faith. From oligos and pistis; incredulous, i.e. Lacking confidence. [Jesus] replied, λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “why Τί (Ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. are you ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. so afraid?” δειλοί (deiloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1169: Cowardly, timid, fearful. From deos; timid, i.e. faithless. Then τότε (tote) Adverb Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. He got up ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. [and] rebuked ἐπετίμησεν (epetimēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2008: From epi and timao; to tax upon, i.e. Censure or admonish; by implication, forbid. the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. winds ἀνέμοις (anemois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 417: The wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines. From the base of aer; wind; by implication, quarters. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sea, θαλάσσῃ (thalassē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2281: Probably prolonged from hals; the sea. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. it was ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. perfectly μεγάλη (megalē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. calm. γαλήνη (galēnē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1055: A calm. Of uncertain derivation; tranquillity. 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