What does Matthew 14:31 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him,O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"
Verse 31. _JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND_] Every moment we stand in need of Christ: while we _stand_-we are upheld by his power only; and when we are _falling_, or have _fallen_, we can be saved only...
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 Fi...
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...
THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH. See note on Matthew 6:30. WHEREFORE. why, or for what. Greek. _eis._ DOUBT. waver, or hesitate. Greek. _distazo._ Occurs only here and Matthew 28:17....
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....
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...
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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...
JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND, &C.— Peter did not doubt that it was Jesus who walked upon the water; he might have been convinced of that, as we observed in the former note, before he left the vessel...
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)....
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....
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...
_The return voyage_ (Mark 6:45-56)...
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,...
_And immediately Jesus. Five miracles are here wrought: 1. Christ walks upon the water; 2. enables Peter to do the same; 3. when Peter begins to sink, preserves him; 4. suddenly stills the tempest; 5....
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...
31._O man of little faith. _While our Lord kindly preserves Peter, he does not connive at Peter’s fault. Such is the object of the chastisement administered, when Peter is blamed for the weakness of h...
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...
AND IMMEDIATELY JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND,.... The Syriac reads it, וברשעתה, "and in that very moment"; for his case requires immediate assistance, and Christ readily gave it; he reached out his...
And immediately Jesus stretched forth _his_ hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Ver. 31. _O thou of little faith, &c._] Thou petty fidian, sma...
_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...
DOUBT; why didst thou doubt my power to continue to support thee?...
Peter's impetuousness:...
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...
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...
Ver. 29-31. Peter, by saying _if it be thou, _ showed that his faith was not so strong as it should have been, after he had heard his Master's voice. By his saying to him, BID ME COME UNTO THEE ON THE...
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews Also in the Gospel according to Matthew: "O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? "[602] Constitutions of the Holy Apostl...
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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...
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...
DIDST THOU DOUBT? (εδιστασασ?). Only here and Matthew 28:17 in the N.T. From δισταζω and that from δις (twice). Pulled two ways. Peter's trust in the power of Christ gave way to his dread of the wi...
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....
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. C...
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...
AT ONCE JESUS REACHED OUT. True faith doesn't need to "show off." Peter's act didn't demonstrate faith, but rather, doubt. The Bible points out weakness as well as strength in its human heroes. No boo...
_Wherefore didst thou doubt._ DOUBTING CHRISTIANS 1. It perverts all they do by directing them to a wrong end. 2. It withdraws the mind from Christ. 3. It sours the temper. It breeds fears. 4. It...
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); fo...
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 to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he...
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 per...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 14:1 CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION TO HIM. MATTHEW 14:1 _Herod_'_s opinion of Jesus, and a parenthetical account of...
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...
1 Peter 1:5; 1 Timothy 2:8; Acts 4:30; Deuteronomy 32:36; Genesis 22:14; Isaiah 63:12; James 1:6; Luke 22:31; Luke 22:32; Luke 24:34;...
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...
Observe here, 1. The mercy of Christ is no sooner sought, but found: IMMEDIATELY JESUS PUT FORTH HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIM.. with what speed, and with what assurance, should we flee to that sovereign bo...