Matthew 14:28–31
Peter walks on water and sinks when he sees the wind
Study it word by word28And Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”
29And he said, “Come.” And getting down from the boat, Peter walked on the waters and came to Jesus.
30But seeing the strong wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31And at once Jesus, stretching out his hand, took hold of him and says to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
In its context
26But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
27But at once Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage; it is I; do not be afraid.”
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32And when they had gotten up into the boat, the wind ceased.
33And those in the boat bowed down before him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Its words in the original
- ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheis· answer
Answer, reply; speak up.
- ΠέτροςPetros· Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ΚύριεKyrie· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- εἶei· be
Be, exist.
- κέλευσόνkeleuson· order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
- ἐλθεῖνelthein· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- ὕδαταhydata· water
Water.
- καταβὰςkatabas· go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
- πλοίουploiou· boat
Boat.
- περιεπάτησενperiepatēsen· walk
Walk; also live in a certain way.
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- βλέπωνblepōn· see, look
See, look; watch out.
- ἄνεμονanemon· wind
Wind.
- ἰσχυρὸνischyron· strong
Strong, mighty.
- ἐφοβήθηephobēthē· fear, be afraid
Fear, be afraid; also show reverent respect.
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenos· begin
Begin.
- καταποντίζεσθαιkatapontizesthai· sink, drown
Sink in the water, drown.
- ἔκραξενekraxen· cry out
Shout, cry out.
- σῶσόνsōson· save
Save, rescue from danger or death; also heal from an illness.
- εὐθέωςeutheōs· immediately
Immediately, at once.
- ἐκτείναςekteinas· stretch out
Stretch out, extend (the hand).
- χεῖραcheira· hand
Hand.
- ἐπελάβετοepelabeto· take hold of
Take hold of, take by the hand; also help, care for someone.
- ὈλιγόπιστεOligopiste· of little faith
Of little faith: trusting God only a little.
- ἐδίστασαςedistasas· doubt
Doubt, waver, hesitate.