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Matthew 14:30 Cross-References
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“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. boisterous: or, strong”
Matthew 14:30 (KJV)
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But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid (βλέπων δὲ τὸν ἄνεμον ἰσχυρὸν ἐφοβήθη, blepōn de ton anemon ischyron ephobēthē)—the shift from 'looking at Jesus' to 'seeing the wind' marks the moment of failure. The word blepōn (seeing, perceiving) indicates Peter's focus shifted from Christ to circumstances. Beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me (ἀρξάμενος καταποντίζεσθαι ἔκραξεν λέγων, Κύριε, σῶσόν με, arxamenos katapontizesthai ekraxen legōn, Kyrie, sōson me)—even sinking, Peter had the presence of mind to cry to Christ. The word ekraxen (cried out) conveys desperate urgency...
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Cross-References for Matthew 14:30
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“I am cut off.”
“no one came to help me”
“that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing”
“a violent storm came up on the sea”
“and led him away”
“God”
“and gone forth”
“Yahweh! Save me”
“You aren't also one of his disciples, are you? He denied it”
“I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.,And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice., וַיֹּאמֶר קָרָאתִי מִצָּרָה לִי אֶל־יְהוָה וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מִבֶּטֶן שְׁאוֹל שִׁוַּעְתִּי שָׁמַעְתָּ קוֹלִי׃ ,And he said: I called out of mine affliction Unto the LORD, and He answered me; Out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, And Thou heardest my voice.,2:3 καὶ εἶπεν ἐβόησα ἐν θλίψει μου πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεόν μου καὶ εἰσήκουσέν μου ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου κραυγῆς μου ἤκουσας φωνῆς μου,2:3 and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.,,,,”