# Is “O ye of little faith” in the Bible?

> Yes. “O ye of little faith” is in the Bible, at Matthew 8:26.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/o-ye-of-little-faith
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/8#26) (Lumin Translation)

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.

## 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/6#30) (Lumin Translation)

> Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said to him, “why did you doubt?”
>
> — [Matthew 14:31](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/14#31) (Lumin Translation)

> Jesus knew it and said, “Why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread, you people of little faith?
>
> — [Matthew 16:8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/16#8) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### 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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