Matthew 8:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He replied, 'Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?' Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί δειλοί ἐστε, ὀλιγόπιστοι; Τότε ἐγερθεὶς, ἐπετίμησεν τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ· καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.

Transliteration

And legei to-them, Why deiloi este, oligopistoi? Then egertheis, epetimēsen to-the anemois and to-the thalassē; and egeneto galēnē megalē.

Grammar Details

• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says
• αὐτοῖς: dative masculine plural pronoun - to them
• Τί: interrogative pronoun - why
• *deiloi*: nominative masculine plural adjective - fearful/cowardly
• *este*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are
• *oligopistoi*: nominative masculine plural adjective - of little faith
• Τότε: adverb - then
• *egertheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having been raised up
• *epetimēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - rebuked
• τοῖς: dative masculine plural article - to the
• *anemois*: dative masculine plural - winds
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• τῇ: dative feminine singular article - to the
• *thalassē*: dative feminine singular - sea
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became
• *galēnē*: nominative feminine singular - calm
• *megalē*: nominative feminine singular adjective - great

Word Meanings

• *legei*: says/tells/speaks
• *deiloi*: fearful/cowardly/timid
• *este*: you are
• *oligopistoi*: of little faith/little-believing ones
• *egertheis*: having been raised up/having risen
• *epetimēsen*: rebuked/censured/commanded
• *anemois*: winds
• *thalassē*: sea/lake
• *egeneto*: became/happened/came about
• *galēnē*: calm/stillness/tranquility
• *megalē*: great/large/profound

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he saith{G3004} unto them,{G846} Why{G5101} are ye{G2075} fearful,{G1169} O ye of little faith?{G3640} Then{G5119} he arose,{G1453} and rebuked{G2008} the winds{G417} and{G2532} the sea;{G2281} and{G2532} there was{G1096} a great{G3173} calm.{G1055}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto them{G846}, Why{G5101} are ye{G2075}{(G5748)} fearful{G1169}, O ye of little faith{G3640}? Then{G5119} he arose{G1453}{(G5685)}, and rebuked{G2008}{(G5656)} the winds{G417} and{G2532} the sea{G2281}; and{G2532} there was{G1096}{(G5633)} a great{G3173} calm{G1055}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayd vnto them: why are ye fearfull o ye of lytell faithe? Then he arose and rebuked ye wyndes and the see and ther folowed a greate calme.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto them: why are ye fearfull, o ye of lytell faithe? Then he arose, and rebuked the wyndes and the see, & there folowed a greate calme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayth vnto them: Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle fayth? Then he arose, and rebuked the windes, and the sea: and there folowed a great calme.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, "Why are you fearful, oh you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith to them, `Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?' Then having risen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 41:10-14 : 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 Behold, all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and will perish. 12 You will search for your enemies, but you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing, as non-existent. 13 For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, 'Do not fear; I will help you.' 14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel. I myself will help you, declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Matt 6:30 : 30 If God so dresses the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, will He not much more clothe you—O you of little faith?
• Ps 65:7 : 7 You formed the mountains by your strength, being armed with power.
• Ps 89:9 : 9 LORD God of Hosts, who is mighty like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.
• Ps 107:28-30 : 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 29 He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were quiet. 30 They rejoiced when the waters grew calm, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
• Mark 6:48-51 : 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea, and was about to pass by them. 49 When they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought He was a ghost and cried out, 50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But He immediately spoke to them and said, 'Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.' 51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped. They were completely amazed,
• Luke 8:24-25 : 24 The disciples went to Him and woke Him up, saying, "Master, Master, we’re going to drown!" He got up, rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and it became calm. 25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" In amazement and fear, they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!"
• Matt 16:8 : 8 Aware of this, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves about not having bread?
• Mark 4:39-41 : 39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm. 40 He said to them, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?' 41 They were terrified and asked one another, 'Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!'
• Job 38:8-9 : 8 Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
• Rom 4:20 : 20 He did not waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
• Rev 10:2 : 2 He held a small scroll, opened, in his hand. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
• Ps 114:3-7 : 3 The sea saw it and fled; the Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 What is it, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back? 6 Mountains, why do you leap like rams, and hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
• Prov 8:28-29 : 28 When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong. 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
• Matt 8:27 : 27 The men were amazed and asked, 'What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!'
• Matt 14:30-31 : 30 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and starting to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!' 31 Immediately, Jesus reached out His hand, caught him, and said, 'You of little faith, why did you doubt?'
• Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The rivers have lifted up, O LORD, the rivers have lifted up their voice; the rivers lift up their roaring. 4 More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.
• Ps 104:6-9 : 6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away. 8 The mountains rose, the valleys went down to the place You established for them. 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
• Isa 50:2-4 : 2 Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with darkness and make sackcloth their covering. 4 The Sovereign LORD has given me the tongue of the learned, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me morning by morning; He awakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
• Isa 63:12 : 12 who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses' right hand, who divided the waters before them to gain for himself an everlasting name,
• Nah 1:4 : 4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
• Hab 3:8 : 8 Was the LORD angry with the rivers? Was Your wrath against the streams? Was Your rage against the sea when You rode with Your horses, Your victorious chariots?