Matthew 14:29 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 14:29

“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

KJV

And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

Let those who think that the Lord's body was not real, because He walked upon the yielding waters as a light æthereal substance, answer here how Peter walked, whom they by no means deny to be man.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Peter - walked on the water - However impossible the thing commanded by Christ may appear, it is certain he will give power to accomplish it to those who receive his word by faith; but we must take care never to put Christ’s power to the proof for the gratification of a vain curiosity; or even for the strengthening of our faith, when the ordinary means for doing that are within our reach.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The history contained in these verses is one of singular interest. The miracle here recorded brings out in strong light the character both of Christ and his people. The power and mercy of the Lord Jesus, and the mixture of faith and unbelief in his best disciples, are beautifully illustrated. We learn in the first place, from this miracle what absolute dominion our Saviour has over all created things. We see him “walking on the sea,” as if it was dry land.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3562: “Peter Walking on the Sea” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1917)

A FEW reflections will be sure to cross the mind of any thoughtful reader of this narrative. I. THE MIXED CHARACTER OF THE BELIEVER'S EXPERIENCE is here very palpably suggested to us. Peter was undoubtedly a bold believer in Jesus Christ. He addresses his Master devoutly, calling Him, "Lord"—a name of reverence, the use of which evidences the change that had been worked in his character, and the obedient spirit it had produced. But the misgivings implied in that, "if—"if it is You"—savors rather of unbelief!

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	He said;	G2036 →
ἐλθέ.	elthe	do come.	G2064 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καταβὰς	katabas	having descended	G2597 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πλοίου	ploiou	boat	G4143 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
περιεπάτησεν	periepatēsen	walked	G4043 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ὕδατα	hudata	water	G5204 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	came	G2064 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦν.	Iēsoun	Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Colossians 1:11
  being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Ephesians 6:10
  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
  He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Through
Mark 9:23
“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
leads to
- Matthew 17:20
  “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 21:21–22
  “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 11:40
  Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew