Matthew 8:26

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.

Job 38:8-11; Ps 65:7; Ps 89:9; Ps 93:3,4; Ps 104:6-9; Ps 107:28-30; Ps 114:3-7; Pr 8:28,29; Isa 41:10-14; Isa 50:2-4; Isa 63:12; Na 1:4; Hab 3:8; Mt 6:30; Mt 8:27; Mt 14:30,31; Mt 16:8; Mr 4:39,41; Mr 4:40; Mr 6:48-51; Lu 8:24,25; Lu 8:25; Ro 4:20; Re 10:2

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.