Is it in the Bible?
Is “O ye of little faith” in the Bible?
Yes. “O ye of little faith” is in the Bible, at Matthew 8:26. Jesus says it to his disciples, more than once.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 8:26.
Jesus says it to his disciples, more than once.
The verse
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Matthew 8:26 · open the chapter →
What it means there
In Matthew 8 they are in a boat in a storm and think they are about to die. He calms the sea. He says it to people who do trust him, only not much yet.
Also in the Bible
Now if God dresses the wild grass this way—grass that is alive today and tossed into an oven tomorrow—will he not much more dress you, you people of little faith?
Matthew 6:30 · open the chapter →
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said to him, “why did you doubt?”
Matthew 14:31 · open the chapter →
Jesus knew it and said, “Why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread, you people of little faith?
Matthew 16:8 · open the chapter →
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Is “O ye of little faith” in the Bible?
Yes. “O ye of little faith” is in the Bible, at Matthew 8:26. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it to his disciples, more than once.
Where in the Bible is “O ye of little faith”?
In Matthew 8:26, and also Matthew 6:30, Matthew 14:31 and Matthew 16:8. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 8:26 reads: “He said to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.”
Who said “O ye of little faith”?
Jesus says it to his disciples, more than once.
What does “O ye of little faith” mean in the Bible?
In Matthew 8 they are in a boat in a storm and think they are about to die. He calms the sea. He says it to people who do trust him, only not much yet.
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