28And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
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Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. …
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. …
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-33)We have here the story of another miracle which Christ wrought for the relief of his friends and followers, his walking upon the water to his disciples . In the foregoing miracle he acted as the Lord of nature, improving its powers for the supply of those who were in want; in this, he acted as the Lord of nature, correcting and controlling its powers for the succour of those who were in danger and…
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