Matthew 14:22–33

Walking on Water

^14:22Immediately Jesus²² made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds. ^14:23And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. ^14:24Meanwhile the boat, already far from land,²³ was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it. ^14:25As the night was ending,²⁴ Jesus came to them walking on the sea.²⁵^14:26When²⁶ the disciples saw him walking on the water²⁷ they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear. ^14:27But immediately Jesus²⁸ spoke to them:²⁹ “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” ^14:28Peter³⁰ said to him,³¹ “Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.” ^14:29So he said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. ^14:30But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,³² “Lord, save me!” ^14:31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” ^14:32When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased. ^14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

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Matthew 14:29: He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.

Footnotes

22 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
23 Grk “The boat was already many stades from the land.” A stade (στάδιον, stadion) was a unit of distance about 607 feet (187 meters) long.
24 Grk “In the fourth watch of the night,” that is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.
25 Or “on the lake.”
26 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
27 Grk “on the sea”; or “on the lake.” The translation “water” has been used here for stylistic reasons (cf. the same phrase in v. 25).
28 Most witnesses have ὁ Ἰησοῦς (ho Iēsous, “Jesus”), while a few lack the words (א* D 073 892 ff1 syc sa bo). Although such additions are often suspect (due to liturgical influences, piety, or for the sake of clarity), in this case it is likely that ὁ Ἰησοῦς dropped out accidentally. Apart from a few albeit important witnesses, as noted above, the rest of the tradition has either ὁ Ἰησοῦς αὐτοῖς (ho Iēsous autois) or αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς (autois ho Iēsous). In uncial letters, with Jesus’ name as a nomen sacrum, this would have been written as ΑΥΤΟΙΣΟΙΣ or ΟΙΣ ΑΥΤΟΙΣ. Thus homoioteleuton could explain the reason for the omission of Jesus’ name.
29 Grk “he said to them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant and has not been translated.
30 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
31 Grk “answering him, Peter said.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokritheis) is redundant and has not been translated.
32 Grk “he cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant and has not been translated.