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Matthew 14:26
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When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and they cried out in fear.
And when the Disciples saw him walking on the Sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit: and they cried out for feare.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
When his followers saw him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out in fear.
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
And when his disciples sawe him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit, and cried out for feare.
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
Now when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. "It's a ghost!" they said, and cried out in fear.
When they saw him, they thought he was a ghost. They were terrified and started screaming.
When the talmidim saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost!" they said and screamed with fear.
And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.
And his disciples saw him walking on the water, and they were scared, and they said, It is a false vision; and they cried out because of their fear.
When they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. "It's a ghost!" they said, and screamed with fear.
But the disciples, when they saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.
And seeing Him walking on the sea, the disciples were troubled, saying, It is a phantom! And they cried out from the fear.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
When the talmidim saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" And they screamed in terror.Job 1:9:8;">[xr]
And the disciples beheld him walking on the waters, and they were troubled, saying, That it was a spectre; [fn] and from fear they cried out.
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.
And when the disciples sawe hym walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, it is a spirite: and they cryed out for feare.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.
And the disciples seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition: and they cried out for fear.
When the disciples saw Him walking on the waves, they were greatly alarmed. "It is a spirit," they exclaimed, and they cried out with terror.
And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out with fear.
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.
When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, "It's a ghost!"
When the followers saw Him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, "It is a spirit." They cried out with fear.
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
And, the disciples, seeing him, upon the lake walking, were troubled, - saying - It is, a ghost; and, by reason of their fear, they cried out.
And they seeing him walking upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear.
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.
And when his disciples sawe him walkynge on the see they were troubled sayinge: it is some spirite and cryed out for feare.
and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying -- `It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;
And whan his disciples sawe him goinge vpon the see, they were afrayed, sayenge: It is some sprete, and cried out for feare.
the disciples seeing him walking on the sea, cry'd out in a fright, an apparition; and they scream'd for fear.
The cowboys saw him and thought for sure a ghost was comin' for 'em. They started screamin' and bellowin' like the end was near.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they were: 1 Samuel 28:12-14, Job 4:14-16, Daniel 10:6-12, Mark 6:49, Mark 6:50, Luke 1:11, Luke 1:12, Luke 24:5, Luke 24:45, Acts 12:15, Revelation 1:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:18 - the men Genesis 45:3 - for they Job 4:15 - a spirit Mark 16:6 - Be not Luke 24:37 - General John 6:19 - walking
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea,.... It being now morning, and perhaps might have moon light; and besides, there is always more light upon the water than land; they were able to discern something like a man, walking upon the surface of the sea, but had not light enough to distinguish what, or who it was; and, moreover, had no thought of Christ, or expectation of seeing him; and the appearance of a man walking upon the waters being so unusual, and astonishing,
they were troubled, saying it is a spirit: a nocturnal apparition, a demon in human form. The Jews, especially the sect of the Pharisees, had a notion, from whom the disciples might have their's, of spirits, apparitions, and demons, being to be seen in the night; hence that rule u,
"it is forbidden a man to salute his friend in the night, for we are careful, lest ×©× ×××, "it should be a demon".''
They say a great many things of one ××××ת, "Lilith", that has its name from ××××, "the night", a she demon, that used to appear in the night, with an human face, and carry off young children, and kill them. Some such frightful notions had possessed the minds of the disciples:
and they cried out for fear, as persons in the utmost consternation, in the greatest danger, and in want of help: the fear of spirits arises from the uncommonness of their appearance; from their superiority to men in power and strength; from the enmity there is between men and evil spirits; and from a general notion of their doing hurt and mischief: hence, demons are, by the Jews, called
×××ק××, "hurtful", or "hurting", all their study being to do hurt to men; and the same word is here used in Munster's Hebrew Gospel: add to all this, that the fear of the disciples might be increased, through a vulgar notion among seafaring men, that such sights are ominous, and portend evil to sailors; and they might the more easily be induced to give credit to this, and fear, since they were already in such imminent danger.
u T. Bab. Megilla, fol. 3. 1. Sanhedrim, fol. 44. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They were troubled - They were afraid. The sight was remarkable. It was sufficient to awe them. In the dark night, amid the tumultuous billows appeared the form of a man. They thought it was a spirit an apparition. It was a common belief among the ancients that the spirits of people after death frequently appeared to the living.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 14:26. It is a spirit — That the spirits of the dead might and did appear, was a doctrine held by the greatest and holiest of men that ever existed; and a doctrine which the caviliers, free-thinkers and bound-thinkers, of different ages, have never been able to dispove.
