Matthew 14:22-33
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Jesus Walks on the Water
22 Immediately he made the disciples get into a boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,(A) 24 but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land,[a] for the wind was against them. 25 And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.(B) 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”(C)
28 Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he noticed the strong wind,[b] he became frightened, and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”(D) 32 When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”(E)
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Matthew 14:22-33
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Jesus Walks on the Water
22 And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds. 23 And after he[a] sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So when[b] evening came, he was there alone. 24 But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against it. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But the disciples, when they[c] saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!” 28 And Peter answered him and[d] said, “Lord, if it is you,[e] command me to come to you on the water!” 29 So he said, “Come!” And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he[f] saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And immediately Jesus extended his[g] hand and[h] caught him and said to him, “You of little faith! Why did you doubt?” 32 And when[i] they got into the boat, the wind abated. 33 So those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”
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- Matthew 14:23 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“sent away”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 14:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
- Matthew 14:26 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 14:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 14:28 Literally “you are” he
- Matthew 14:30 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 14:31 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 14:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“extended”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 14:32 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“got”)
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