Matthew 14:28
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| Matthew 14:28 | |
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← 14:27 14:29 → | |
"Saint Peter Attempting to Walk on Water". François Boucher (1766). | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 14:28 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:
- Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπε, Κύριε, εἰ σὺ εἶ, κέλευσόν με πρός σε ἐλθεῖν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."
Analysis
There is some question as to whether Peter was in doubt about Jesus' identity. However it generally believed that Peter would have been very familiar with Christ's voice, gesture, and dress, and so when he said, "if it is You", it is a remark of joy, of one who desires to come quickly to Christ, and be near the one he loved above all things. This seems to fit with Peter's next words, which exhibit a faith that believes not only that Christ was walking upon the sea, but that He was able to give the same power to others.[1][2]