Peter responded and said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”
- KJV And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
- BSB “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”
- NKJV And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
- NLT Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”
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Peter asks Jesus to command him to come on the water if it is truly Him. Peter's bold faith reaches out toward his Lord.
Overview
Peter responds to Jesus with a daring request to walk on the water at Christ's command. His words mingle genuine faith with characteristic impulsiveness. The exchange highlights Peter's eagerness to be with Jesus and sets up a vivid lesson about the power and the fragility of faith that follows.
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Cross-references · 8
- John 6:68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- Rom 12:3For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
- Matt 26:33–35But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”
- John 13:36–38Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”
- Matt 19:27Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”
- Luke 22:31–34The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,
- Mark 14:31But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.
- Luke 22:49–50When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”
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