Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him and said, "You have such little faith; why did you doubt?"

New American Standard Bible

Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, You of little faith, why did you 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?

Holman Bible

Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught 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 asked him, "You who have so little faith, why did you doubt?"

A Conservative Version

And straightaway having stretched forth his hand, Jesus took hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why did thou 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?

Amplified

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

Anderson New Testament

And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him: you of little faith, why did you 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?

Common New Testament

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught him, diffident man, said he, why were you in suspence?

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?

Godbey New Testament

And Jesus immediately reaching out His hand, received him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Goodspeed New Testament

Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and said to him, "Why did you waver? You have so little faith!"

John Wesley New Testament

And immediately Jesus reaching forth his hand, caught him, and saith to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Julia Smith Translation

And quickly Jesus, having stretched out the hand, laid hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, for what didst thou doubt?

King James 2000

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him; and said to him, Little-faith! Why did you doubt?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, "O thou of little faith: wherefore didst thou doubt?"

Moffatt New Testament

Jesus at once stretched his hand out and caught him, saying, "How little you trust me! Why did you doubt?"

Montgomery New Testament

At once Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, saying to him. "O little faith! What made you doubt?"

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

Sawyer New Testament

and Jesus immediately stretching out his hand, took hold of him and said, Man of little faith, why did you doubt?

The 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?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then immediately Jesus stretching out his hand, laid hold on him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore dost thou doubt?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Instantly Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught hold of him. "O man of little faith!" he said, "Why did you falter?"

Webster

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, Why didst thou doubt?

Weymouth New Testament

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

Williams New Testament

Jesus at once put out His hand and caught hold of him, and said to him, "O you of little faith! Why did you waver so?"

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

And immediately Jesus, stretching forth His hand, took hold of him, and saith to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Worsley New Testament

And Jesus, immediately stretching forth his hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, O man of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Youngs 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?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

εὐθέως 
Eutheos 
Usage: 61

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἐκτείνω 
Ekteino 
Usage: 11

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand, not tr
Usage: 149

and caught
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι 
Epilambanomai 
take, take by, catch, take on, lay hold on, take hold of, lay hold upon
Usage: 19

him

Usage: 0

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

O thou of little faith
ὀλιγόπιστος 
Oligopistos 
Usage: 0

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 14:31

Devotionals containing Matthew 14:31

References

Images Matthew 14:31

Prayers for Matthew 14:31

Context Readings

Jesus Walks On The Water

30 But when he saw the [furious] wind he became fearful and began to sink, shouting out, "Lord, save me!" 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him and said, "You have such little faith; why did you doubt?" 32 And when they [i.e., both Jesus and Peter] got up into the boat, the wind [immediately] stopped.

Cross References

Matthew 6:30

So, if God so [beautifully] dresses the grass in a field, which is [green] today, and [then] tomorrow [dries up and] is thrown in the oven [i.e., as fuel], will He not do even more in providing your clothing, you people with such little faith?

Matthew 8:26

And He called to them, "Why are you [so] afraid? You have such little faith!" Then He stood up and sternly commanded the wind and the waves, and they became very calm.

Matthew 16:8

Jesus, being aware of their thoughts, said, "O, you people with [such] little faith! Why are you reasoning among yourselves about not having bread?

Matthew 17:20

He answered them, "[It was] because you had such little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to that place over there' and it would move. And nothing will be impossible for you [to do]." {[{[Some manuscripts contain the following verse:

Mark 1:31

so He went to her, took her by the hand and raised her up [from bed]. The fever left her and she began serving them.

Mark 1:41

And being moved with deep pity, Jesus reached out His hand, touched him and said, "I do want to; be healed."

Mark 5:41

And taking the child by the hand He said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means "Little girl," (I tell you), "get up."

Mark 11:23

Truly I tell you, whoever will say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the ocean' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he said will happen, he will have his request granted.

Mark 16:7

So, go and tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see Him there, just as He told you.'"

Luke 22:31-32

"Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive].

Luke 24:34

The apostles [or, some think the two men] were saying, "The Lord truly has risen and has appeared to Simon [i.e., Peter]."

Acts 4:30

while you perform [miraculous] healings and signs and wonders through the name [i.e., by the authority] of your Holy Servant Jesus."

Romans 4:18-20

Abraham hoped for what he believed [God had promised], even when there seemed little hope [of it happening], so this made him forefather of many nations, according to the words spoken to him [Gen. 15:5], "Your descendants will be many."

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men to pray in every place [i.e., in all worship assemblies. See verses 1-2], lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. [Note: This passage stresses both the physical and spiritual aspects of prayer].

James 1:6-8

But he should ask in faith, without doubting, because the person who doubts [that he will receive wisdom] is like an ocean wave that is driven and tossed by the wind.

1 Peter 1:5

Through God's power you are protected by [your] faith, so that you can expect to be saved in the end.

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