Mateo 8:26

Filipino Cebuano Bible

26 Siya miingon kanila, "Nganong nalisang man kamo, O mga tawong diyutayg pagsalig?" Ug mibangon siya ug iyang gibadlong ang mga hangin ug ang lanaw; ug miabut ang dakung kalinaw.

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Why: Matthew 6:30, Matthew 14:30, Matthew 14:31, Matthew 16:8, Isaiah 41:10-14, Mark 4:40, Luke 8:25, Romans 4:20

and rebuked: Matthew 8:27, Job 38:8-11, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 89:9, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Psalms 104:6-9, Psalms 107:28-30, Psalms 114:3-7, Proverbs 8:28, Proverbs 8:29, Isaiah 50:2-4, Isaiah 63:12, Nahum 1:4, Habakkuk 3:8, Mark 4:39, Mark 4:41, Mark 6:48-51, Luke 8:24, Luke 8:25, Revelation 10:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:2 - the rain Genesis 15:1 - Fear Genesis 19:19 - lest some Genesis 32:7 - greatly Exodus 14:10 - sore afraid Leviticus 25:20 - General Deuteronomy 20:3 - be ye terrified Joshua 3:16 - rose up Joshua 8:1 - Fear not 2 Samuel 22:16 - rebuking 2 Kings 6:15 - Alas Psalms 27:1 - of whom Psalms 29:3 - The voice Psalms 91:5 - Thou Psalms 106:9 - He rebuked Psalms 107:29 - General Psalms 135:6 - in the seas Jeremiah 31:35 - when Jeremiah 51:16 - bringeth Jonah 1:15 - and the Jonah 2:10 - General Matthew 17:17 - O faithless Mark 6:51 - and the Luke 4:35 - Jesus Luke 12:28 - O ye Romans 4:19 - being Revelation 7:1 - holding Revelation 21:8 - the fearful

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful?.... Though they had some faith in him, yet there was a great deal of fear and unbelief, for which Christ blames them, saying,

O ye of little faith: :-. In Luke, the phrase is, "where is your faith?" what is become of it? You professed but just now to believe in me, is your faith gone already? In Mark it is, "how is it that ye have no faith?" That is, in exercise, their faith was very small, it could hardly be discerned: some faith they had, as appears by their application to him, but it was very little. They had no faith in him, as sleeping, that he could deliver them; but had some little faith in him that he might, could he be awaked out of sleep; and for this Christ blames them; for he, as the eternal God, was as able to save them sleeping as waking.

Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm: being awaked by his disciples, he raises his head from his pillow, stands up, and with a majestic voice, in an authoritative manner, showing some kind of resentment at the wind and sea, as if they had exceeded their commission; and the one had blown, and the other raged too much and too long; he rebukes them in such language as this, "peace, be still"; σιωπα πεφιμωσο, as it is in Mark, be silent, hold your peace, stop your mouth, put a bridle on it, as the words used signify; and go on no longer to threaten with shipwreck and loss of lives; upon which the wind ceased, the sea became calm, and the ship moved quietly on.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Why are ye fearful? - You should have remembered that the Son of God, the Messiah, was on board. You should not have forgotten that he had power to save, and that with him you are safe. So Christians should never fear danger, disease, or death. With Jesus they are safe. No enemy can reach him; and as he is safe, so they shall be also, John 14:19.

Rebuked the winds - Reproved them, or commanded them to be still. What a power was this! What irresistible proof that he was divine! His word awed the tempest and allayed the storm! There is not anywhere a sublimer description of a display of power. Nor could there be clearer proof that he was truly the Son of God.

A great calm - The winds were still, and the sea ceased to dash against the vessel and to endanger their lives.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 8:26. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? — Faith is ever bold - incredulity always timid. When faith fails in temptation, there is the utmost danger of shipwreck. Lord, increase our faith! is a necessary prayer for all who desire to be saved.

Then he arose and rebuked the winds, c.] As the agitation of the sea was only the effect of the wind, it was necessary to remove the cause of the disturbance, that the effect might cease. Joshua did not say to the earth, Earth, stand thou still, because the earth is not the cause of its own motion: but, Sun, stand thou still, שמש דום shemesh dom, Sun, be silent, or restrain thy influence, which is a proper cause of the revolutions of all the planets. When the solar influence was by the miraculous power of God suspended, the standing still of the earth was a necessary consequence. Both Christ and Joshua spoke with the strictest philosophical precision. See the notes on Joshua 10:12-14.

There was a great calm. — One word of Christ can change the face of nature one word of his can restore calm and peace to the most troubled and disconsolate soul. Prayer and faith, if sincere, shall be heard, though they may be weak.

1. That our imperfections may not hinder us from praying to God.

2. That we may be persuaded it is not our merits which make our prayers effectual.

3. That we may offer them up with great humility: and,

4. That we may be fully united to Christ, without which union there is no salvation.

There was at first a great agitation; then a great calm. Thus God ever proportions the comfort to the affliction.