Matthew 14:26

Matthew 14:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
• New International Version (NIV)When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.

Context of Matthew 14:26

24But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary. 25And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. 27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” 28Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

Matthew 14:26 word by word

Οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν.Read the interlinear

• When the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Him walkingπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• on the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• they were terrifiedταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• a ghostφάντασμαphantasma · ghostG5326
• And they criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• in fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401

Cross-references for Matthew 14:26

• 1 Samuel 28:12When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul.”
• Job 4:14Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake.
• Daniel 10:6His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult.
• Mark 6:49But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
• Luke 1:11And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
• Luke 24:5and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?
• Acts 12:15They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”
• Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,

Commentaries on Matthew 14:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26It 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 disprove.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26They 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret prayer, and in pouring out our hearts before the Lord. It is no new thing for Christ's disciples to meet with storms in the way of duty, but he thereby shows himself with the more grace to them and for them. He can take what way he pleases to save his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-33Jesus showed his power over nature, giving the disciples a chance to trust him as the Son of God (Mathhew 14:33; see also 8:23–27; Psalm 8:6; Hebrews 2:8–9).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:26

• Faith
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sea
• Superstition

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Bid
• Dead
• Delay
• Instruct
• Save
• Sorry
• Walk
• Watch
• Wherefore

Commentaries on Matthew 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings