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Selected Verse: Matthew 14:30 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Mt 14:30	Strong Concordance	But [1161] when he saw [991] the wind [417] boisterous [2478], he was afraid [5399]; and [2532] beginning [756] to sink [2670], he cried [2896], saying [3004], Lord [2962], save [4982] me [3165].
	King James	But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me--(Also see on Mar 6:50.)

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me--(Also see on Mar 6:50.)

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
He was afraid "Although," says Bengel, "a fisherman and a good swimmer" (Joh 21:7).

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

He was afraid

"Although," says Bengel, "a fisherman and a good swimmer" (Joh 21:7).

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
He was afraid - Though he had been used to the sea, and was a skilful swimmer. But so it frequently is. When grace begins to act, the natural courage and strength are withdrawn.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

He was afraid - Though he had been used to the sea, and was a skilful swimmer. But so it frequently is. When grace begins to act, the natural courage and strength are withdrawn.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
When he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid - It was by faith in the power of Christ he was upheld; when that faith failed, by which the laws of gravitation were suspended, no wonder that those laws returned to their wonted action, and that he began to sink. It was not the violence of the winds, nor the raging of the waves, which endangered his life, but his littleness of faith.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

When he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid - It was by faith in the power of Christ he was upheld; when that faith failed, by which the laws of gravitation were suspended, no wonder that those laws returned to their wonted action, and that he began to sink. It was not the violence of the winds, nor the raging of the waves, which endangered his life, but his littleness of faith.

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