Matius 8:26

8:26 But ¹  he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked ²  the winds and the sea, ³  and it was dead calm.

Matius 17:18

17:18 Then ⁴  Jesus rebuked ⁵  the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

[8:26]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[8:26]  ² tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).

[8:26]  ³ 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.

[17:18]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

[17:18]  ⁵ tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).