Matthew 14:31

²⁹ “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

³⁰ But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”

³² And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.

³³ Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
KJV: And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
WEB: Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
ASV: And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
DARBY: And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?
BLB: And immediately Jesus, having stretched out the hand, took hold of him and says to him, “O little of faith, why did you waver?”

ÅB: Og Jesus rakte med en gang ut hånden og tok fatt i ham og sa til ham: «Du lite troende! hvorfor tvilte du?»
OTB: Jesus rakte straks ut hånden og grep ham. "Du lite troende," sa Han, "hvorfor tvilte du?"
B1930: Og Jesus rakte straks hånden ut og tok fatt i ham og sa til ham: Du lite troende! hvorfor tvilte du?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

James 1:6–8
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
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Psalms 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
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Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
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Matthew 8:26
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
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Matthew 17:20
“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
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Luke 22:31–32
Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
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Mark 5:41
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
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Mark 1:31
So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
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