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25 (A)They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us![a] We are perishing!” 26 He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?”[b] Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:25 The reverent plea of the disciples contrasts sharply with their reproach of Jesus in Mk 4:38.
  2. 8:26 You of little faith: see note on Mt 6:30. Great calm: Jesus’ calming the sea may be meant to recall the Old Testament theme of God’s control over the chaotic waters (Ps 65:8; 89:10; 93:3–4; 107:29).

25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

26 He replied, “You of little faith,(A) why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.(B)

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