Matthew 14:31

Easy-to-Read Version

Then Jesus caught Peter with his hand. He said, "Your faith is small. Why did you doubt?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

King James Version (1611)
And immediately Iesus stretched foorth his hand, and caught him, and said vnto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

King James Version
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

English Standard Version
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

New American Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

New Century Version
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught Peter. Jesus said, "Your faith is small. Why did you doubt?"

Amplified Bible
Immediately Jesus extended His hand and caught him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
So immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught him, and saide to him, O thou of litle faith, wherefore diddest thou doubt?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Berean Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. "You of little faith," He said, "why did you doubt?"

Contemporary English Version
Right away, Jesus reached out his hand. He helped Peter up and said, "You surely don't have much faith. Why do you doubt?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua immediately stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "Such little trust! Why did you doubt?"

Darby Translation
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?

George Lamsa Translation
And our Lord immediately stretched out his hand and grasped him; and he said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

Good News Translation
At once Jesus reached out and grabbed hold of him and said, "What little faith you have! Why did you doubt?"

Lexham English Bible
And immediately Jesus extended his hand and caught him and said to him, "You of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

Literal Translation
And immediately stretching out the hand, Jesus took hold of him, and said to him, Little-faith, why did you doubt?

American Standard Version
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?

Bible in Basic English
And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

Hebrew Names Version
Immediately Yeshua stretched forth his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

International Standard Version
At once Jesus reached out his hand, caught him, and said to him, "You who have so little faith, why did you doubt?"

Etheridge Translation
And immediately our Lord reached forth his hand, and seized him, and said to him, Little of faith, why art thou divided (in mind) ?

Murdock Translation
And immediately our Lord reached forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him: O small in faith, why didst thou distrust!

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught hym, and sayde vnto hym: O thou of litle fayth, wherefore diddest thou doubt?

English Revised Version
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?

World English Bible
Immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And immediately Jesus reaching forth his hand, caught him, and saith to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Weymouth's New Testament
Instantly Jesus stretched out His hand and caught hold of him, saying to him, "O little faith, why did you doubt?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid?

Update Bible Version
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and says to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

Webster's Bible Translation
And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, Why didst thou doubt?

New English Translation
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

New King James Version
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

New Living Translation
Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. "You have so little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"

New Life Bible
At once Jesus put out His hand and took hold of him. Jesus said to Peter, "You have so little faith! Why did you doubt?"

New Revised Standard
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, straightway, Jesus, stretching forth his hand, laid hold upon him and saith unto him - O little-of-faith! why didst thou doubt?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately Jesus stretching forth his hand took hold of him, and said to him: O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

Revised Standard Version
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And immediatly Iesus stretched forth his hode and caught him and sayde to him: O thou of lytell faith wherfore diddest thou dout?

Young's Literal Translation
And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, `Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And imediatly Iesus stretched forth his hande, & caught him, & sayde vnto him: O thou of litle faith, wherfore doutest thou?

Mace New Testament (1729)
immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught him, diffident man, said he, why were you in suspence?

THE MESSAGE
Jesus didn't hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, "Faint-heart, what got into you?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus walked over to him and grabbed him by the shirt collar and said, "Your faith wouldn't fill a thimble. How come you doubt me?"

Contextual Overview

²² Then Jesus made the followers get into the boat. He told them to go to the other side of the lake. He said he would come later. He stayed there to tell everyone they could go home. ²³ After Jesus said goodbye to the people, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. It was late, and he was there alone. ²⁴ By this time the boat was already a long way from shore. Since the wind was blowing against it, the boat was having trouble because of the waves. ²⁵ Between three and six o'clock in the morning, Jesus' followers were still in the boat. Jesus came to them. He was walking on the water. ²⁶ When they saw him walking on the water, it scared them. "It's a ghost!" they said, screaming in fear. ²⁷ But Jesus quickly spoke to them. He said, "Don't worry! It's me! Don't be afraid." ²⁸ Peter said, "Lord, if that is really you, tell me to come to you on the water." ²⁹ Jesus said, "Come, Peter." Then Peter left the boat and walked on the water to Jesus. ³⁰ But while Peter was walking on the water, he saw the wind and the waves. He was afraid and began sinking into the water. He shouted, "Lord, save me!" ³¹ Then Jesus caught Peter with his hand. He 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.