Matthew 8:26

Jesus rebukes the disciples' fearful little faith, then commands the wind and sea into a great calm. He shows divine authority over creation itself.

Cross-references · 22

• Isa 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.
• Ps 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
• Ps 107:28–30Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
• Ps 89:9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
• 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.
• Matt 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?
• 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.
• Rom 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.
• Matt 16:8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
• Matt 14:30–31But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
• Isa 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.
• Ps 93:3–4The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
• Ps 114:3–7The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
• Ps 104:6–9Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
• Matt 8:27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
• Nah 1:4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
• Isa 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?
• Prov 8:28–29When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
• Rev 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,
• Hab 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?

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