Matthew 8:26 (GNV)

Passage

And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and so there was a great calme.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:24 And beholde, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was couered with waues: but he was a sleepe.

Matthew 8:25 Then his disciples came, and awoke him, saying, Master, saue vs: we perish.

Matthew 8:26 And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and so there was a great calme.

Matthew 8:27 And the men marueiled, saying, What man is this, that both the windes and the sea obey him!

Matthew 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into ye countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, which came out of the graues very fierce, so that no man might goe by that way.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "said", "vnto", "fearefull", "litle", "arose", "rebuked", and "winds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Then his disciples came and awoke him..." into verse 27's "And the men marueiled saying What man...", so "faith" and "said" 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 "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.