he saw the wind boisterous. He looked at the circumstances instead of the Lord. This was the secret of his (and of our) failure.
sink. be overwhelmed in the sea. Greek. katapontizomai. Occurs only here and Matthew 18:6.
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Matthew 14:30
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous,b he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.