Matthew 14:22
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Christian Bible partNew Testament
| Matthew 14:22 | |
|---|---|
← 14:21 14:23 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 14:22 is a verse in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse reads:
- Καὶ εὐθέως ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.
Analysis
It is thought that Jesus was concerned that "the people would come and make Him king" (see John 6:15), so he had to constrain the disciples to leave him, even though they wanted very much to stay with him. Other possible motives of Christ are that he wanted to be alone to pray, or to create an opportunity for the next miracle, when he calmed the sea.[1][2]
