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Matthew 14:31
31And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?
Matthew 14:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
- New International Version (NIV)Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Context of Matthew 14:31
29And he said, Come. And Peter, having descended from the ship, walked upon the waters to go to Jesus. 30But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? 32And when they had gone up into the ship, the wind fell. 33But those in the ship came and did homage to him, saying, Truly thou art God's Son.
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Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ὀλιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 14:31
- Psalms 138:7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
- Isaiah 63:12his glorious arm leading them by the right hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name,
- Mark 1:31And he went up to [her] and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.
- Mark 5:41And having laid hold of the hand of the child, he says to her, Talitha koumi, which is, interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, Arise.
- Acts 4:30in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
- Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh; as it is said at the present day, On the mount of Jehovah will be provided.
- Deuteronomy 32:36For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left.
- Mark 16:7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, he goes before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he said to you.
- Luke 22:31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift [you] as wheat;
- Luke 24:34saying, The Lord is indeed risen and has appeared to Simon.
- 1 Peter 1:5who are kept guarded by [the] power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in [the] last time.
- Matthew 8:26And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
- Matthew 16:8And Jesus knowing [it], said, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have taken no bread?
- Matthew 17:20And he says to them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye shall say to this mountain, Be transported hence there, and it shall transport itself; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
- Mark 11:23Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.
- Romans 4:18who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be:
Commentaries on Matthew 14:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Jesus stretched forth his hand - Every moment we stand in need of Christ: while we stand - we are upheld by his power only; and when we are falling, or have fallen, we can be saved only by his mercy. Let us always take care that we do not consider so much the danger to which we are exposed, as the power of Christ by which we are to be upheld; and then our mountain is likely to stand strong.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-31Verses 28-31 And Peter answered - Here is an instance of the characteristic ardor and rashness of Peter. He had less real faith than he supposed, and more ardor than his faith would justify. He was rash, headlong, incautious, really attached to Jesus, but still easily daunted and prone to fall. He was afraid, therefore, when in danger, and, sinking, cried again for help. Thus he was suffered to learn his own character, and his dependence on Jesus: a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret prayer, and in pouring out our hearts before the Lord. It is no new thing for Christ's disciples to meet with storms in the way of duty, but he thereby shows himself with the more grace to them and for them. He can take what way he pleases to save his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-33Jesus showed his power over nature, giving the disciples a chance to trust him as the Son of God (Mathhew 14:33; see also 8:23–27; Psalm 8:6; Hebrews 2:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?--(Also see on Mr 6:50.)Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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