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Selected Verse: Matthew 14:28 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 14:28 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] Peter [4074] answered [611] him [846] and said [2036], Lord [2962], if [1487] it be [1488] thou [4771], bid [2753] me [3165] come [2064] unto [4314] thee [4571] on [1909] the water [5204]. |
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King James |
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
JESUS CROSSES TO THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LAKE WALKING ON THE SEA--INCIDENTS ON LANDING. ( = Mar 6:45; Joh 6:15-24). (Mat 14:22-26)
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water--(Also see on Mar 6:50.) |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And Peter answered ... - Here is an instance of the characteristic ardor and rashness of Peter. He had less real faith than he supposed, and more ardor than his faith would justify. He was rash, headlong, incautious, really attached to Jesus, but still easily daunted and prone to fall. He was afraid, therefore, when in danger, and, sinking, cried again for help. Thus he was suffered to learn his own character, and his dependence on Jesus: a lesson which all Christians are permitted sooner or later to learn by dear-bought experience. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Bid me come unto thee on the water - A weak faith is always wishing for signs and miracles. To take Christ at his word, argues not only the perfection of faith, but also the highest exercise of sound reason. He is to be credited on his own word, because he is the Truth, and therefore can neither lie nor deceive. |
50 For [1063] they all [3956] saw [1492] him [846], and [2532] were troubled [5015]. And [2532] immediately [2112] he talked [2980] with [3326] them [846], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], Be of good cheer [2293]: it is [1510] I [1473]; be [5399] not [3361] afraid [5399].
22 And [2532] straightway [2112] Jesus [2424] constrained [315] his [846] disciples [3101] to get [1684] into [1519] a ship [4143], and [2532] to go before [4254] him [846] unto [1519] the other side [4008], while [2193] [3739] he sent [630] the multitudes [3793] away [630].
23 And [2532] when he had sent [630] the multitudes [3793] away [630], he went up [305] into [1519] a mountain [3735] apart [2596] [2398] to pray [4336]: and [1161] when the evening [3798] was come [1096], he was [2258] there [1563] alone [3441].
24 But [1161] the ship [4143] was [2258] now [2235] in the midst [3319] of the sea [2281], tossed [928] with [5259] waves [2949]: for [1063] the wind [417] was [2258] contrary [1727].
25 And [1161] in the fourth [5067] watch [5438] of the night [3571] Jesus [2424] went [565] unto [4314] them [846], walking [4043] on [1909] the sea [2281].
26 And [2532] when the disciples [3101] saw [1492] him [846] walking [4043] on [1909] the sea [2281], they were troubled [5015], saying [3004] [3754], It is [2076] a spirit [5326]; and [2532] they cried out [2896] for [575] fear [5401].
15 When Jesus [2424] therefore [3767] perceived [1097] that [3754] they would [3195] come [2064] and [2532] take [726] him [846] by force [726], to [2443] make [4160] him [846] a king [935], he departed [402] again [3825] into [1519] a mountain [3735] himself [846] alone [3441].
16 And [1161] when [5613] even [3798] was now come [1096], his [846] disciples [3101] went down [2597] unto [1909] the sea [2281],
17 And [2532] entered [1684] into [1519] a ship [4143], and went [2064] over [4008] the sea [2281] toward [1519] Capernaum [2584]. And [2532] it was [1096] now [2235] dark [4653], and [2532] Jesus [2424] was [2064] not [3756] come [2064] to [4314] them [846].
18 And [5037] the sea [2281] arose [1326] by reason of a great [3173] wind [417] that blew [4154].
19 So [3767] when they had rowed [1643] about [5613] five [4002] and twenty [1501] or [2228] thirty [5144] furlongs [4712], they see [2334] Jesus [2424] walking [4043] on [1909] the sea [2281], and [2532] drawing [1096] nigh [1451] unto the ship [4143]: and [2532] they were afraid [5399].
20 But [1161] he saith [3004] unto them [846], It is [1510] I [1473]; be [5399] not [3361] afraid [5399].
21 Then [3767] they willingly [2309] received [2983] him [846] into [1519] the ship [4143]: and [2532] immediately [2112] the ship [4143] was [1096] at [1909] the land [1093] whither [1519] [3739] they went [5217].
22 The day following [1887], when the people [3793] which [3588] stood [2476] on the other side [4008] of the sea [2281] saw [1492] that [3754] there was [2258] none [3756] other [243] boat [4142] there [1563], save [1508] that [1565] one [1520] whereinto [1519] [3739] his [846] disciples [3101] were entered [1684], and [2532] that [3754] Jesus [2424] went [4897] not [3756] with [4897] his [846] disciples [3101] into [1519] the boat [4142], but [235] that his [846] disciples [3101] were gone away [565] alone [3441];
23 (Howbeit [235] [1161] there came [2064] other [243] boats [4142] from [1537] Tiberias [5085] nigh [1451] unto the place [5117] where [3699] they did eat [5315] bread [740], after that the Lord [2962] had given thanks [2168]
24 When [3753] the people [3793] therefore [3767] saw [1492] that [3754] Jesus [2424] was [2076] not [3756] there [1563], neither [3761] his [846] disciples [3101], they [846] also [2532] took [1684] [1519] shipping [4143], and [2532] came [2064] to [1519] Capernaum [2584], seeking for [2212] Jesus [2424].
45 And [2532] straightway [2112] he constrained [315] his [846] disciples [3101] to get [1684] into [1519] the ship [4143], and [2532] to go [4254] to [1519] the other side [4008] before [4254] unto [4314] Bethsaida [966], while [2193] he [846] sent away [630] the people [3793].