KJV King James Version
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
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Matthew 14:26
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
WEB World English Bible
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
ASV American Standard Version
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying—‘It is an apparition,’ and from the fear they cried out;
Surrounding context — Matthew 14
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.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
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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.
ΟἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleἰδόντεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoθαλάσσηςG2281 · thalassaseaπεριπατοῦνταG4043 · peripateōto walkἐταράχθησανG5015 · tarassōto troubleλέγοντεςG3004 · legōto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatφάντασμάG5326 · phantasmaghostἐστιν,G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoφόβουG5401 · phobosfearἔκραξαν.G2896 · krazōto cry
Cross-references
Revelation 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:Mark 6:49-50But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:Luke 1:11-12And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.Daniel 10:6-12His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.Job 4:14-16Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.Luke 24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.Acts 12:15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.Luke 24:45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,1 Samuel 28:12-14And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou [art] Saul.Luke 24:5And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
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