Discovery BoxMatthew 8:26 
Context8:26 But 1 he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked 2 the winds and the sea, 3 and it was dead calm.
Matthew 15:29
ContextHealing Many Others
15:29 When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
1 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
2 tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
3 sn Who has authority over the seas and winds is discussed in the OT: Ps 104:3; 135:7; 107:23-30. When Jesus rebuked the winds and the sea he was making a statement about who he was.
