Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” New Living Translation Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” English Standard Version And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” Berean Standard Bible “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.” Berean Literal Bible And Peter answering said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You upon the waters." King James Bible And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. New King James Version And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” New American Standard Bible Peter responded and said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” NASB 1995 Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” NASB 1977 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” Legacy Standard Bible And Peter answered and said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” Amplified Bible Peter replied to Him, “Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water.” Christian Standard Bible “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter answered him, “command me to come to you on the water.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Lord, if it’s You,” Peter answered Him, “command me to come to You on the water.” American Standard Version And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Kaypha answered and he said to him, “My Lord, if you are He, command me to come unto you on the water.” Contemporary English Version Peter replied, "Lord, if it really is you, tell me to come to you on the water." Douay-Rheims Bible And Peter making answer, said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters. English Revised Version And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. GOD'S WORD® Translation Peter answered, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water." Good News Translation Then Peter spoke up. "Lord, if it is really you, order me to come out on the water to you." International Standard Version Peter answered him, "Lord, if it's you, order me to come to you on the water." Literal Standard Version And Peter answering Him said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the waters”; Majority Standard Bible “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to you on the water.” New American Bible Peter said to him in reply, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” NET Bible Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water." New Revised Standard Version Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” New Heart English Bible Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters." Webster's Bible Translation And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water. Weymouth New Testament "Master," answered Peter, "if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water." World English Bible Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.” Young's Literal Translation And Peter answering him said, 'Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Walks on Water…27But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 28“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.” 29“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.… Cross References Matthew 14:27 But Jesus spoke up at once: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid." Matthew 14:29 "Come," said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. James 1:6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Treasury of Scripture And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be you, bid me come to you on the water. bid. Matthew 19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? Matthew 26:33-35 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended… Mark 14:31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. Jump to Previous Bid Command Master Order Peter Sir Water WatersJump to Next Bid Command Master Order Peter Sir Water WatersMatthew 14 1. Herod's opinion of Jesus.3. Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded. 13. Jesus departs into a solitary place, 15. where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes. 22. He walks on the sea to his disciples; 34. and landing at Gennesaret, 35. heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment. (28, 29) And Peter answered him.--The incident that follows is narrated by St. Matthew only. It may have been one which the Apostle did not willingly recall, and which was therefore omitted by his disciple St. Mark and by his friend St. John, while St. Luke, writing as a compiler, came into the circle of those among whom it was seldom, if ever, mentioned. It is, however, eminently characteristic. Eager but not steadfast, daring and yet fearful, the Apostle is on that stormy night, as he was afterwards among the scoffs and questionings in the porch of the high priest's palace. "If it be Thou . . ." The voice, the form are not enough for him. It may yet, he thinks, be a spectre or a dream, and therefore he demands a sign. He, too, must walk upon the waters. And at first his faith sustains him. He is a sharer with his Master in that intensity of spiritual life which suspends the action of natural laws by one which is supernatural.Verses 28-31. - St. Peter's venture. Matthew only. Verse 28. - And; δέ, slightly adversative, because St. Peter's words were so contrary to what might have been expected. Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou (εἰ σὺ εῖ). No doubt is implied (Matthew 4:3, note). Bid me (κέλευσόν με); jube me (Vulgate). He will only come at Christ's command. In this lies the difference - and it is a decisive difference - from the second temptation (Matthew 4:6). Come unto thee on the water. Not "bid me walk on the water;" for he does not want to perform a miracle, but to come to Jesus. His request is not due to the hope of making a show, but to impulsive love. Observe, too, that he seems to have realized that the Lord would enable his followers to do as he himself did (cf. Chrysostom). On the water; the waters (Revised Version); rough though they were. Had we any ether account of this incident, it would be interesting to see if it contained these words. They read very like an explanatory addition by the narrator. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “Lord,Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. [it] is εἶ (ei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. You,” σὺ (sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Peter Πέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. replied, Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “command κέλευσόν (keleuson) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2753: To command, order, direct, bid. From a primary kello; 'hail'; to incite by word, i.e. Order. me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. to come ἐλθεῖν (elthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2064: To come, go. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. You σὲ (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. water.” ὕδατα (hydata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. Links Matthew 14:28 NIVMatthew 14:28 NLT Matthew 14:28 ESV Matthew 14:28 NASB Matthew 14:28 KJV Matthew 14:28 BibleApps.com Matthew 14:28 Biblia Paralela Matthew 14:28 Chinese Bible Matthew 14:28 French Bible Matthew 14:28 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 14:28 Peter answered him and said Lord if (Matt. Mat Mt) |