King James Version
Matthew 14:28 in the King James Version says “And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.”
Matthew 14:28 · KJV
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying , It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. boisterous: or, strong
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“answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“on”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
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