Matthew 14:26
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they screamed with fear.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.
27But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! It is I! Do not 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 began to scream;
Luke 24:5Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth.They 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, "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 →