Matthew 14:28

Matthew 14:28. And Peter answered. The silence of the other Evangelists is remarkable, but casts no doubt upon the truthfulness of Matthew's account. The occurrence is strikingly in accordance with Peter's impulsive character, ‘almost a rehearsal' of the subsequent denial.

If it be thou. Not the language of doubt Peter's fault lay in the words: bid me, etc., which betray a desire to outdare the other disciples; comp, the boast: ‘Though all should be offended,' etc. (chap. Matthew 26:33).