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Pray with Peter

The fisherman who stepped onto the water, began to sink, and prayed three words.

NTPeter, a fisherman seen from behind in a boat at dawn, reaching a hand toward a path of golden light on the seaPeterBut when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”Matthew 14:30 · ESVPeople of the Bible30 / 36

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Who prayed it
Peter
Context
After feeding the five thousand, Jesus sent the disciples ahead by boat and went up the mountain to pray; the wind was against them (Matthew 14:21-⁠24). In the fourth watch he came walking on the sea, and Peter stepped out (14:25, 29).
  1. Read how Peter prayed, slowly, and notice what they asked God for.
  2. Pray their words again for the person you have in mind, by name.
  3. Read the verses that name Peter, further down this page.

Close in Jesus' name, and say Amen.

In the same story

Every verse that names Peter · English Standard Version

Where Peter appears

Peter is named in 175 verses across 9 books

Chapter and verse, book by book.

BookWhereVerses
Matthew4:188:1410:214:2814:2915:1516:1616:1716:1816:2216:2317:117:417:2417:2517:2618:2119:2726:3326:3526:3726:4026:5826:6926:7326:7526
Mark22
Luke24
John34
Acts57
1 Corinthians4
Galatians6
1 Peter1
2 Peter1

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