Matthew 14:26
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”
Cross References
Job 4:14fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
Mark 6:49but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
Luke 24:5Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t 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 →