马太福音 14:31

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

耶穌馬上伸手拉住他，對他說：“小信的人哪，為甚麼疑惑？”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 稣 赶 紧 伸 手 拉 住 他 ， 说 ： 你 这 小 信 的 人 哪 ， 为 甚 麽 疑 惑 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

²² Immediately Jesus told his followers to get into the boat and go ahead of him across the lake. He stayed there to send the people home. ²³ After he had sent them away, he went by himself up into the hills to pray. It was late, and Jesus was there alone. ²⁴ By this time, the boat was already far away from land. It was being hit by waves, because the wind was blowing against it. ²⁵ Between three and six o'clock in the morning, Jesus came to them, walking on the water. ²⁶ When his followers saw him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out in fear. ²⁷ But Jesus quickly spoke to them, "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid." ²⁸ Peter said, "Lord, if it is really you, then command me to come to you on the water." ²⁹ Jesus said, "Come." And Peter left the boat and walked on the water to Jesus. ³⁰ But when Peter saw the wind and the waves, he became afraid and began to sink. He shouted, "Lord, save me!" ³¹ Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught Peter. Jesus said, "Your faith is small. Why did you doubt?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stretched: Psalms 138:7, Isaiah 63:12, Mark 1:31, Mark 1:41, Mark 5:41, Acts 4:30

and caught: Genesis 22:14, Deuteronomy 32:36, Mark 16:7, Luke 22:31, Luke 22:32, Luke 24:34, 1 Peter 1:5

O thou: Matthew 8:26, Matthew 16:8, Matthew 17:20, Mark 11:23, Romans 4:18-20, 1 Timothy 2:8, James 1:6-8

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:14 - Is Genesis 42:36 - all these things are against me Exodus 14:10 - sore afraid Judges 1:19 - but could Judges 4:8 - General 1 Samuel 27:1 - And David Matthew 6:30 - O ye Matthew 15:28 - great Mark 4:40 - Why Mark 9:22 - if Luke 8:25 - Where Luke 12:28 - O ye Romans 4:19 - being Romans 14:1 - weak

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand,.... The Syriac reads it, וברשעתה, "and in that very moment"; for his case requires immediate assistance, and Christ readily gave it; he reached out his hand at once, being just by him,

and caught him; as he was sinking to the bottom, and lifted him up, and set him on his feet upon the water, and enabled him to walk with him to the ship; but not without reproving him for the weakness of his faith,

and said unto him, O thou of little faith: he does not say, O thou unbeliever! or, O thou who hast no faith! for some faith he had, though but small; of this phrase, See Gill "Mt 6:30".

Wherefore didst thou doubt? waver, fluctuate, or wast divided between faith and fear. He was worthy of reproof, since he had had the order of Christ to come to him upon the water; and an experience of his power in supporting him thus far; and was now so near unto him, that he had no room to doubt, whether it was he or not, nor of his power to preserve him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And Peter answered ... - Here is an instance of the characteristic ardor and rashness of Peter. He had less real faith than he supposed, and more ardor than his faith would justify. He was rash, headlong, incautious, really attached to Jesus, but still easily daunted and prone to fall. He was afraid, therefore, when in danger, and, sinking, cried again for help. Thus he was suffered to learn his own character, and his dependence on Jesus: a lesson which all Christians are permitted sooner or later to learn by dear-bought experience.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. Jesus stretched forth his hand — Every moment we stand in need of Christ: while we stand-we are upheld by his power only; and when we are falling, or have fallen, we can be saved only by his mercy. Let us always take care that we do not consider so much the danger to which we are exposed, as the power of Christ by which we are to be upheld; and then our mountain is likely to stand strong.