Matthew 8:25 (KJV)

Passage

And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

Matthew 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

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

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.

Matthew 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "disciples", "came", "awoke", "saying", "lord", "save", and "perish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "disciples" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And behold there arose a great tempest..." into verse 26's "And he saith unto them Why are...", so "disciples" and "came" 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 "disciples" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.