Matthew 14:26
And his disciples saw him as he walked upon the waters, and they were perturbated: and they said, What we see is a spectre: and they cried out through fear.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
25And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came up to them, walking upon the waters.
27But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said: Have courage: it is I; be not afraid.
Cross References
Mark 6:49And they saw him walking on the waters, and they supposed that the appearance was a spectre: and they cried out.
Luke 24:5And they were in fear, and bowed their faces to the ground. And the men said to them: Why seek ye the living among the dead?
Luke 24:45Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.
Revelation 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, and said, Fear not: 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 →