KJV King James Version
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
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Matthew 14:25
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
WEB World English Bible
In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
ASV American Standard Version
And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,
Surrounding context — Matthew 14
22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τετάρτῃG5067 · tetartosfourthδὲG1161 · dethenφυλακῇG5438 · phulakēprison/watch: prisonτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoνυκτὸςG3571 · nuxnightἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heπεριπατῶνG4043 · peripateōto walkἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθάλασσαν.¶G2281 · thalassasea
Cross-references
Job 9:8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.John 6:19So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.Mark 6:48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.Psalm 93:3-4The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.Luke 12:38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.Psalm 104:3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:Revelation 10:5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,Revelation 10:8And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.Revelation 10:2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and [his] left [foot] on the earth,
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