Somebody said the same Greek word could mean ON or BY.
2006-07-03 16:16:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He definitely walked ON the water. (He knew where the stones were.)
2006-07-03 16:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by classic 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Somebody once said the same Greek word for WALK could mean either walk or w*ank...I don't know if this is true but it would give a whole new and different interpretation if Jesus was doing that BY the water!
2006-07-03 23:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not there so I do not know. I personally do not understand how a man...100%human even if also 100%devine... could walk on water. Your question is very interesting...it most certainly could be that the Greek word has more than one meaning...as do most English words. I am most certainly going to check that out. Thank you, for possibly giving new insight to something I have thought for a long time.
And for those of you who will no doubt disagree with me...that's OK. I could be wrong, couldn't I ?
2006-07-03 23:33:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same greek word is used for when Peter walked ON the water to Jesus from a BOAT! When he took his eyes off Jesus, he began to sink into the water. He was certainly ON the water and not BY it. As was Jesus. :)
2006-07-03 23:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by My Avatar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was by water, then why did Peter call out to Jesus "If it's really you, tell me to come to you?". And then when Peter saw the waves (taking his eyes off Christ), he sank. To suggest that Peter walked on water and not Jesus wouldn't make a lot of sense. Also, why would the disciples assume it was a ghost, if they saw someone walking on the beach? John says the boat was about 3 or 4 miles from shore, and "Jesus was drawing near the boat" on the sea. The Bible is clear in it's claim that Jesus walked on the water. The next question is, "Is the Bible trustworty?"
2006-07-03 23:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by settlet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would be the big deal in walking by the water? Even I can do that without trying. No it's walking ((on)) the water, as in above it, you know, like a hovercraft does. Maybe Jesus invented water skiing and people didn't get it?
2006-07-03 23:21:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if he walked by the water he found a heck of a long sandbar because the boat was in the middle of the lake. And when Peter stepped out of the boat to join him, he almost drowned in that same sandbar.
2006-07-04 00:05:09 · answer #7 · answered by ALLEN F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jesus walked on the water
2006-07-03 23:23:57 · answer #8 · answered by helper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is the Innerant word of God. It says On it means ON.
Jesus walked on the water. He is God, he created the water, why couldnt he walk on it.
Oh ye of little faith.
2006-07-04 01:16:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He walked on the water. Please read Matthew 14. The source below includes the Greek references.
2006-07-03 23:26:13 · answer #10 · answered by Proverbs2-2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did both, he walked by the sea of Galilee, and then later he walked on it to get to the boat where the disciples were in the midst of the storm.
2006-07-03 23:19:45 · answer #11 · answered by Starwyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋