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John Gill
And he said unto them,.... His disciples, why are ye so fearful? since he was with them in person, whose power to keep and preserve them, they had no room to question, when they reflected on the miracles they had so lately seen performed by him: how is it that ye have no faith? That is, in exercise: faith they had, but it was very small, and scarcely to be called faith: they did indeed apply to...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground (ver. 1-9), with the exposition of it (ver. 10-20), and the application of it, ver. 21-25. II. The parable of the seed growing gradually, but insensibly, ver. 26-29. III. The parable of the grain of mustard-seed, and a general account of Christ's parables, ver. 30-34. IV. The miracle of Christ's sudden stilling a...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them,- When he had calmed the winds and the waves, he had to speak to another fickle set, more fickle than either winds or waves: “and he said unto them,”-
Charles H. Spurgeon
Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly,-- They went from one fear to another, but this time it was the fear of awe-a hallowed dread of what might happen to a ship which had “oh a mysterious Person on board. Though there was probably in their minds no fear of death, it seemed to them a fearsome thing to live in the presence of One who had such power...