Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 14:30
He was afraid — Though he had been used to the sea, and was a skilful swimmer. But so it frequently is. When grace begins to act, the natural courage and strength are withdrawn.
He was afraid — Though he had been used to the sea, and was a skilful swimmer. But so it frequently is. When grace begins to act, the natural courage and strength are withdrawn.
MATTHEW 14:30 a;nemon @ivscuro,n# {C} From the standpoint of external evidence, although the combination of a B* 073 33 copsa, bo, fay is impressive attestation, a majority of the Committee considere...
Verse 30. _WHEN HE SAW THE WIND BOISTEROUS, HE WAS AFRAID_] It was by faith in the power of Christ he was upheld; when that faith failed, by which the laws of gravitation were suspended, no wonder tha...
AND PETER ANSWERED ... - Here is an instance of the characteristic ardor and rashness of Peter. He had less real faith than he supposed, and more ardor than his faith would justify. He was rash, headl...
2. JOHN'S MARTYRDOM. The Fourfold Attitude of the Rejected King. CHAPTER 14 1. John's Martyrdom. (Matthew 14:1 .) 2. The Disciples of John with the Lord Jesus. (Matthew 14:12 .) 3. Feeding the Five...
JESUS WALKS ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45 *). Mt. omits to Bethsaida, seeing that the boat arrived at Gennesaret (Matthew 14:34), and the remark that Jesus would have passed by them. But he amplifies the stor...
Peter got down from the boat and walked on the water to come to Jesus. But, when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and, when he began to sink below the water, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately...
THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
HE SAW THE WIND BOISTEROUS. He looked at the circumstances instead of the Lord. This was the secret of his (and of our) failure. SINK. be overwhelmed in the sea. Greek. _katapontizomai._ Occurs only...
The Disciples cross from the Scene of the Miracle to Bethsaida Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21 St Matthew alone narrates St Peter's endeavour to walk on the sea....
ἸΣΧΥΡΌΝ, omitted by Tischendorf on the evidence of א B* 33. Lachmann and Tregelles, who retain it, did not know of א. 30. ἸΣΧΥΡΌΝ. Predicate. ΚΑΤΑΠΟΝΤΊΖΕΣΘΑΙ. Here and ch. Matthew 18:6 only in N.T. ‘...
THE DISCIPLES CROSS FROM THE SCENE OF THE MIRACLE TO BETHSAIDA Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21 St Matthew alone narrates St Peter’s endeavour to walk on the sea....
Ver 22. 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. 23. And when he had sent the multitudes away, h...
_THE DISCIPLES WERE TOSSED AND JESUS CARED MATTHEW 14:22-33:_ Jesus sent the disciples to the other side of the sea. This time alone allowed Him a time of prayer. "And when he had sent the multitudes...
ΒΛΈΠΩΝ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΒΛΈΠΩ (G991) видеть. Выражает одновременность действия, ΈΦΟΒΉΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΦΟΒΈΟΜΑΙ (G5399) бояться. Inch. _aor._: "он почувствовал испуг" ΆΡΞΆ...
DISCOURSE: 1369 PETER SAVED WHEN SINKING IN THE SEA Matthew 14:30. _But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus s...
AND PETER ANSWERED HIM, &C.— St. Peter, a man of a warm and forward temper, looking at Jesus walking upon the sea, was exceedingly struck with it, and conceived a mighty desire of being enabled to do...
Section 34 JESUS FEEDS THE 5000 AND WALKS UPON THE WAVES (Parallels: Mark 6:30-52; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-21) TEXT: 14:13-33 13 Now when Jesus heard _it,_ he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a des...
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. For the exposition, see the notes at John 6:15....
32 Peter here symbolizes the sovereignty of Israel over the turbulent gentiles in the time to come. They are made afraid by the spiritual power of evil, typified by the wind. Peter's cry will be their...
DEATH OF THE BAPTIST. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. WALKING ON THE SEA 1, 2. Herod's opinion of Jesus (Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7)....
THE WALKING ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45; John 6:15). Another physical miracle, also belonging to the oldest tradition. As it is attested by actual eyewitnesses, it cannot be resolved into a legend or allego...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 14 JOHN THE *BAPTIST DIES 14:1-12 V1 At that time, the ruler called Herod heard reports about Jesus. V2 So he spoke to his servants....
WHEN HE SAW THE WIND BOISTEROUS. — The adjective is wanting in the best MSS. HE WAS AFRAID. — In the conflict between sight and faith, faith was worsted, and with that came fear. The supernatural stre...
CHAPTER 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1 - Matthew 15:1 - Matthew 16:1. THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet been interwoven in a...
βλέπων τὸν ἄνεμον, seeing the wind, that is, the effects of it. It is one thing to see a storm from the deck of a stout ship, another to see it in midst of the waves. καταποντίζεσθαι : he walked at fi...
_The return voyage_ (Mark 6:45-56)...
_Peter-episode_, peculiar to Mt. The story is true to the character of Peter....
HELP IN THE HOUR OF NEED Matthew 14:22-36 _Jesus always comes in the storm._ It had been a great relief to escape from the pressure of the crowd to His place of prayer, on heights swept by the eveni...
The presence and activity of the true King filled the false ruler with alarm. Herod sacrificed John to his lust. Once Herod had heard John, and the remembrance of former conviction was still with him,...
He was afraid. As long as Peter had his eye and faith fixed on Christ, the liquid element yielded not to his steps; but the moment he turns his thoughts on himself, his own weakness, and the violence...
JESUS WALKS UPON THE WATER Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; & John 6:15-21. Mark: “And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the ship, and to proceed before Him to the other side, toward...
"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. (25) And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. (26) And when the disci...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_‘BEGINNING TO SINK’_ ‘Beginning to sink.’ Matthew 14:30 St. Peter, who just before had his footing firm, and felt the sea like adamant, has now no standing ground. What was under him like a rock g...
Our Gospel resumes the historical course of these revelations, but in such a manner as to exhibit the spirit by which the people were animated. Herod (loving his earthly power and his own glory more t...
BUT WHEN HE SAW THE WIND BOISTEROUS,.... Or "strong", blowing hard against him, and raising up the waves, which beat with great violence upon him, HE WAS AFRAID; though Christ was so nigh him, and he...
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. Ver. 30. _But when he saw the wind boisterous_] Every bird can sing in a sunny day; and it...
_And Peter said, Lord, if it be thou_ Or, since it is thou, (the particle _if_ frequently bearing this meaning;) _bid me come unto thee on the water_ This was a rash request, proceeding from the warmt...
It is when our thoughts are turned away from Christ to the dangers around us, that we lose our courage....
Peter's impetuousness:...
BUT WHEN HE SAW THE WIND BOISTEROUS, HE WAS AFRAID; AND BEGINNING TO SINK, HE CRIED, SAYING, LORD, SAVE ME....
Now authority in high places is seen to reject Him too, by the deliberate rejection of His forerunner and servant John the Baptist. When King Herod hears of His fame, his conscience is troubled, feari...
BOISTEROUS: Or, strong...
22-33 Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 14:31"....
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI ter be found among us, who is on his way to perfection but has not yet become perfect, having gone down from the boat, as if coming out of that temptation in which...
Matthew 14:30 But G1161 saw G991 (G5723) wind G417 boisterous G2478 afraid G5399 (G5675) and G2532 beginning...
‘But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me.” ' However, having bold faith while standing in the boat was one thing, maintaining it in the fac...
JESUS DEMONSTRATES HIS MASTERY OF THE SEA AND IS RECOGNISED AS ‘THE SON OF GOD' (14:22-33). This is the second consecutive miracle in which Jesus take the initiative in order to demonstrate to the di...
Matthew 14:30. BUT WHEN HE SAW THE WIND. ‘Boisterous,' or ‘strong,' is omitted by the best authorities. He was going against the wind. This favors the theory of their course, advanced in the notes on...
CONNECTION. Immediately after the miraculous feeding, the people wished to proclaim Jesus a king and were ready to take violent steps for that purpose (John 6:14-15). The disciples were probably ready...
SEEING THE WIND (βλεπων τον ανεμον). Cf. Exodus 20:18 and Revelation 1:12 "to see the voice" (την φωνην). "It is one thing to see a storm from the deck of a stout ship, another to see it in the mids...
Matthew 14:30 There are three conditions of soul: some think they are sinking and are not; some are sinking and do not know; some are sinking and do know it know it truly and miserably. I. Let me gat...
Matthew 14:14. _And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick._ Different persons take different views of multitudes, according...
Matthew 14:13. _When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by a ship into a desert place apart:_ It is well for us to get alone with God when he takes home the best and most faithful of his servants....
Matthew 14:22. _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._ Straightway is a business word: Jesus...
CONTENTS: Herod's troubled conscience and the murder of John the Baptist. The 5000 fed. Jesus walks on the water. CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist, Herod, Herodias, and her daughter, disciples. CO...
Matthew 14:2. _This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead._ Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ, Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of He...
WHEN HE NOTICED THE WIND. His faith is not as strong as he thought. As he becomes afraid, he begins to sink!...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:28 THE SON OF GOD. This is the only time in Matthew 1:1 that the disciples use this full title to address Jesus....
JESUS WALKS ON WATER MATTHEW 14:22-33; MARK 6:45-52; JOHN 6:16-21; MATTHEW 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
CHAPTER 14 The first eleven verses of this chapter relate to the decollation of John the Baptist, of which I have spoken at length on the sixth chapter of S. Mark. _His Body_ : Syriac, _sclado_, i.e....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 14:22. CONSTRAINED HIS DISCIPLES.—Perhaps they, too, were carried away by the frenzy of the time, and would have joined the people in proclaiming Him King (John 6:15); or perh...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 14:1 CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION T
And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in...
2 Corinthians 12:7; 2 Kings 6:15; 2 Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy 4:17;...
He was afraid. "Although," says Bengel, "a fisherman and a good swimmer" (John 21:7)....
THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT Matthew 14:22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter this study, we are particularly struck with the words: "Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship." What is the d...