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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Why are you fearful? You should have remembered that the Son of God, the Messiah, was on board. You should not have forgotten that he had …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? — Luke puts the question more strongly: Where is your faith? It is a…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship wa…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Pseudo-Origen: After performing many great and wonderful things on the land, Christ passes to the sea, so that there a…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

That the disciples could cry to Jesus for help reveals that they believed, or hoped, he could do something. More than others they had witnessed his…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He rebuked the winds. Mark also relates the words of Christ, by which, addressing the sea, He commands silence (σιώπα)—that is, <…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he says to them, why are you fearful ?
&c.] Though they had some faith in him, yet there was a great deal of fea…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Savior to trust in and pray to…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

And when Jesus had come into Simon Peter’s house, etc. Christ’s power is commended in the cure of the leper; it is also c…

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