Matthew 14:26
And seeing him walking upon the sea, they were disturbed, saying: “It must be an apparition.” And they cried out, because of fear.
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In The King James Version
In Context
25Then, in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking upon the sea.
27And immediately, Jesus spoke to them, saying: “Have faith. It is I. Do not be afraid.”
Cross References
Job 4:14fear and trembling seized me and all my bones were terrified.
Mark 6:49But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.
Luke 24:5Then, since they were afraid and were turning their faces toward the ground, these two said to them: “Why do you seek the living with the dead?
Luke 24:45Then he opened their mind, so that they might understand the Scriptures.
Revelation 1:17And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet, like one who is dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:23-34
Jesus Walks to His Disciples on the Sea. 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… Read the whole commentary →