Matthew 16:8
Context16:8 When Jesus learned of this, 1 he said, “You who have such little faith! 2 Why are you arguing 3 among yourselves about having no bread?
Matthew 6:30
Context6:30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, 4 which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, 5 won’t he clothe you even more, 6 you people of little faith?
Matthew 8:26
Context8:26 But 7 he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked 8 the winds and the sea, 9 and it was dead calm.
[16:8] 1 tn Or “becoming aware of it.”
[16:8] 2 tn Grk “Those of little faith.”
[6:30] 4 tn Grk “grass of the field.”
[6:30] 5 tn Grk “into the oven.” The expanded translation “into the fire to heat the oven” has been used to avoid misunderstanding; most items put into modern ovens are put there to be baked, not burned.
[6:30] 6 sn The phrase even more is a typical form of rabbinic argumentation, from the lesser to the greater. If God cares for the little things, surely he will care for the more important things.
[8:26] 7 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[8:26] 8 tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
[8:26] 9 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.





