Matthew 14:26
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
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In Context
25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
27But Jesus immediately said to them, “Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.”
Cross References
Mark 6:49But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
Luke 24:5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures
Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though I were dead. But he placed his right hand upon me and said, “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 →