Matthew 14:29 - Exposition

And he said, Come . Our Lord takes him at his word, and gives the command. It is not merely a permission. Observe that our Lord never blames him for having made the request. His venture of faith would have been altogether successful had his faith continued. And when Peter was come down out of the ship. The Revised Version has more simply, And Peter went down from the boat, and. He walked on the water. For the narrator was chiefly interested in his walking there (contrast Matthew 14:28 ). To go to Jesus; rather, and came to Jesus . The true text states what did, in fact, happen, notwithstanding Peter's lack of faith (cf. Matthew 14:31 ).