# Matthew 14.30

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. 29. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.</span>
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> **30. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Lord, save me.</span>**
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> 31. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?</span> 32. And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. (Matthew 14:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.” 29. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“Come!”</span> Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.
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> **30. But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “Lord, save me!”</span>**
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> 31. Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”</span> 32. When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased. (Matthew 14:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.</span>
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> **30. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Lord, save me. <sup>boisterous: or, strong</sup></span>**
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> 31. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?</span> 32. And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. (Matthew 14:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. And Peter answering him said, 'Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;' 29. and he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Come;'</span> and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus,
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> **30. but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'Sir, save me.'</span>**
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> 31. And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'</span> 32. and they having gone to the boat the wind lulled, (Matthew 14:28-32, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Communicatio Idiomatum](/codex/communicatio-idiomatum/), via [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 14.29-31](/codex/matthew-14-29-31/)
- [Theandric Activities](/codex/theandric-activities/), via [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.