Jesus and Peter Walk on Water

Sending His disciples off in a boat before Him, Jesus dismisses the crowd and goes up the mountain to pray. He then joins His disciples by walking on the water. Peter joins Jesus to on the water, doubts, sinks and is saved by Jesus. When they get in the boat, the disciples worship Jesus.

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Matthew 14:22-33

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a Immediately He 1 made the disciples get into the boat

and go ahead of Him to the other side,

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while He sent the crowds away.

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After He had sent the crowds away,

a He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray;

and when it was evening,

He was there alone.

But the boat was already 1 a long distance from the land,

2 battered by the waves;

for the wind was 3 a contrary.

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And in a the 1 fourth watch of the night

He came to them,

walking on the sea.

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When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea,

they were terrified,

and said,

“It is a a ghost!”

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And they cried out 1 in fear.

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But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying,

“ a Take courage,

it is I;

b do not be afraid.”

Peter said to Him,

“Lord, if it is You,

command me to come to You on the water.”

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And He said,

“Come!”

And Peter got out of the boat,

and walked on the water

and came toward Jesus.

But seeing the wind,

he became frightened,

and beginning to sink,

he cried out,

“Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand

and took hold of him,

and * said to him,

“ a You of little faith,

why did you doubt?”

When they got into the boat,

the wind stopped.

And those who were in the boat worshiped Him,

saying,

“You are certainly a God’s Son!”

First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective.

Rhetorical question: You should not have doubted.

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Matthew 14:22-33

A. Jesus Prays

Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side,

while He sent the crowds away.

After He had sent the crowds away,

He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray;

and when it was evening, He was there alone.

But the boat was already a long distance from the land,

battered by the waves;

for the wind was contrary.

B. Jesus Walks on Water

And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them,

walking on the sea.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

B'. Peter Walks on Water

Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

And He said, “Come!”

And Peter got out of the boat,

and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

But seeing the wind,

he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

A'. Disciples Worship

When they got into the boat,

the wind stopped.

And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying,

“You are certainly God’s Son!”

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