New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 14:22-33

22ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112HemadeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143and goπροάγεινproageinG4254aheadG4254of Him to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193He sentG630the crowdsὄχλους.¶ochlousG3793awayG630.

23After He had sentG630the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793awayG630,He wentἀνέβηanebēG305up on the mountainὄροςorosG3735by HimselfἰδίανidianG2398to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336;and when it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,He was thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563aloneμόνοςmonosG3441.

24But the boatπλοῖονploionG4143was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235a longπολλοὺςpollousG4183distanceσταδίουςstadiousG4712from the landγῆςgēsG1093,batteredβασανιζόμενονbasanizomenonG928by the wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949;for the windἄνεμος.anemosG417wascontraryἐναντίοςenantiosG1727.

25And in thefourthτετάρτῃtetartēG5067watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to them, walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043on the seaθάλασσαν.¶thalassanG2281.

26When the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708Him walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,they were terrifiedἐταράχθησανetarachthēsanG5015,and saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “It isa ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326!”And they criedἔκραξαν.ekraxanG2896outin fearφόβουphobouG5401.

27But immediatelyG2117JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Takeθαρσεῖτε·tharseiteG2293courageG2293, it is I;do not be afraidφοβεῖσθε.¶phobeistheG5399.”

28PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487it is You, commandκέλευσόνkeleusonG2753me to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to You on the waterὕδατα.hudataG5204.”

29And He saidG3004,“Comeἐλθέ.eltheG2064!”And PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074gotκαταβὰςkatabasG2597out of the boatπλοίουploiouG4143,and walkedπεριεπάτησενperiepatēsenG4043on the waterὕδαταhudataG5204and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064towardπρὸςprosG4314JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

30But seeingβλέπωνblepōnG991the windἄνεμονanemonG417,he became frightenedἐφοβήθη,ephobēthēG5399,and beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757to sinkκαταποντίζεσθαιkatapontizesthaiG2670,he criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896out, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,saveσῶσόνsōsonG4982me!”

31ImmediatelyΕὐθέωςEutheōsG2112JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out His handχεῖραcheiraG5495and tookG1949holdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949of him, and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “You of littleὀλιγόπιστε,oligopisteG3640faithG3640,whyεἰς τίeis tiG1519 G5101did you doubtἐδίστασας;edistasasG1365?”

32When they gotἀναβάντωνanabantōnG305into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143,the windἄνεμος.anemosG417stoppedἐκόπασενekopasenG2869.

33And thoseG3588who were in the boatπλοίῳploiōG4143worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “You are certainlyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230God’sθεοῦtheouG2316SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207!”

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