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Matthew 14:22-33

22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. 23After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, 24but the boat was already far1 from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25During the fourth watch of the night,2 Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. 26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

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. 30But when he saw the strength of the wind,3 he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”

32And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. 33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 14:24 Greek many stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 14:25 That is, between three and six in the morning ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 14:30 Literally when he saw the strong wind; NE and WH do not include strong. ↩

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