Matthew 8:26 (DBY)

Passage

And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:24 and behold, [the water] became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but *he* slept.

Matthew 8:25 And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish.

Matthew 8:26 And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:27 But the men were astonished, saying, What sort [of man] is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

Matthew 8:28 And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "says", "fearful", "little", "having", "arisen", "rebuked", and "winds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "says", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And the disciples came and awoke him..." into verse 27's "But the men were astonished saying What...", so "faith" and "says" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "says" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.