Matthew 14:29

Matthew 14:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

Context of Matthew 14:29

27But immediately Jesus said to them. ‘Be brave! It is I. Do not be afraid.’ 28Peter replied, ‘Lord, is it really you? If it is you, say to me, “Come here! Walk to me on the water.” ’ Jesus said to him, ‘Come to me.’ So Peter got down out of the boat. He walked on the water and he came towards Jesus. 30But then Peter saw that the wind was still blowing strongly. He became afraid and he began to go down into the water. He shouted to Jesus, ‘Lord, save me!’ 31Immediately, Jesus put out his hand and he took hold of Peter. He said to Peter, ‘You should trust me more than you do. Why did you not believe that I could help you?’

Matthew 14:29 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἐλθέ. καὶ καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ὁ Πέτρος περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• And whenκαίkai · andG2532
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• was come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• outἀπόapo · away fromG575
• of the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• he walkedπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Matthew 14:29

• Matthew 17:20Jesus replied, ‘You could not do it because you do not trust God very much. I tell you this: You may believe in God only a little bit, like a very small seed. Even then, you could say to this mountain, “Go away from this place and move to that other place.” Then it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you to do.’ [
• Matthew 21:21Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you this: You must believe in God. You must not have other ideas in your mind. If you believe in God, then you could also do the same thing to this fig tree. You could even say to this mountain, “Move away and throw yourself into the sea!” Then it would really happen.
• Mark 9:23Jesus said to the father, ‘You should not say, “If you can do anything.” Everything is possible for those people who believe.’
• Mark 11:22So Jesus said to them, ‘You must believe in God.
• Luke 17:6The Lord replied, ‘You may believe in God only a very little bit, like a very small seed. Even if you only believe that little bit, you could say to this tree, “Pull yourself out of the ground and plant yourself in the sea.” Then the tree would obey you.
• Acts 3:16It is the power of Jesus that has made this man completely well again. We believe in him. We know that he has authority. You know this man. You saw that he had weak legs. Jesus has caused this man's legs to become strong. You can all see for yourselves what has happened. Yes, he is now well because we havetrusted Jesus and his power.
• Romans 4:19Abraham was about 100 years old. His body was already so old that it was nearly dead. His wife, Sarah, was unable to have children. Abraham understood all that, but he did not stop trusting God.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all these things because Christ makes me strong.

Commentaries on Matthew 14:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Peter - walked on the water - However impossible the thing commanded by Christ may appear, it is certain he will give power to accomplish it to those who receive his word by faith; but we must take care never to put Christ's power to the proof for the gratification of a vain curiosity; or even for the strengthening of our faith, when the ordinary means for doing that are within our reach.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. 2929. And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat. he walked on the water, to go to Jesus--(Also see on Mr 6:50.)Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:29

• Doubting
• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Peter
• Sea

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Peter
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Bid
• Dead
• Delay
• Instruct
• Save
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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