Matthew 14:26
“And when the Disciples saw him walking on the Sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit: and they cried out for feare.”
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Matthew 14:26 Context
24But the ship was now in the midst of the Sea, tossed with waues: for the wind was contrary. 25And in the fourth watch of the night, Iesus went vnto them, walking on the Sea. 26And when the Disciples saw him walking on the Sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit: and they cried out for feare. 27But straightway Iesus spake vnto them, saying, Be of good cheere: it is I, be not afraid. 28And Peter answered him, and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come vnto thee on the water.
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Other Translations for Matthew 14:26
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
- King James Version
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost! And they cried out in fear."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
- Basic English Bible
And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.
- Darby Bible
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- Weymouth Bible
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
And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying -- `It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 14:26
Mt 14:26 A spirit. An apparition, an unreal appearance of a real person. The Greek word "phantasma" is not that unusually rendered "spirit". He would appear to them at first like a dark, moving speck upon the waters, then as a human figure; but in the dark, tempestuous sky, and not dreaming that it could be their Lord, they take it for a spirit, "pneuma" (Lu 24:37). Cried out. In fright.