Matthew 8:26 is a verse in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Content In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort this verse is: Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί δειλοί ἐστε, ὀλιγόπιστοι; Τότε ἐγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησε τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 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. The New International Version translates the passage as: 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. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:26. Analysis This statement, "O ye of little faith?" Matthew records before the miracle, but Mark and Luke afterwards. MacEvilly notes that the statement was appropriate for, "they had on board the Lord God, whose Divine eye never sleeps." Then Jesus rebukes. In Greek this is ἐπετίμησε which corresponds to the Hebrew גער gaar. In Mark we have Jesus telling the sea literally, "Be silent, be muzzled." Most commentators take the boat as a figure of the church which is persecuted by the turbulent, stormy world. Commentary from the Church Fathers Adamantius (Pseudo-Origen): "O ye true disciples! ye have the Saviour with you, and do ye fear danger? Life itself is among you, and are ye afraid of death? They would answer, We are yet children, and weak, and are therefore afraid; whence it follows, Jesus saith unto them, Why are ye afraid, O ye of little faith? As though He had said, If ye have known me mighty upon earth, why believe ye not that I am also mighty upon the sea? And even though death were threatening you, ought ye not to support it with constancy? He who believes a little will be reasoned with; he who believes not at all will be neglected." Chrysostom: "If any should say, that this was a sign of no small faith to go and rouse Jesus; it is rather a sign that they had not a right opinion concerning Him. They knew that when wakened He could rebuke the waves, but they did not yet know that He could do it while sleeping. For this cause He did