New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 14:22-26

22ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112HemadeἠνάγκασενēnagkasenG315the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101getἐμβῆναιembēnaiG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143and goπροάγεινproageinG4254aheadG4254of Him to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193He sentG630the crowdsὄχλους.¶ochlousG3793awayG630.

23After He had sentG630the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793awayG630,He wentἀνέβηanebēG305up on the mountainὄροςorosG3735by HimselfἰδίανidianG2398to prayπροσεύξασθαι.¶proseuxasthaiG4336;and when it was eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798,He was thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563aloneμόνοςmonosG3441.

24But the boatπλοῖονploionG4143was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235a longπολλοὺςpollousG4183distanceσταδίουςstadiousG4712from the landγῆςgēsG1093,batteredβασανιζόμενονbasanizomenonG928by the wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949;for the windἄνεμος.anemosG417wascontraryἐναντίοςenantiosG1727.

25And in thefourthτετάρτῃtetartēG5067watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571He cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to them, walkingπεριπατῶνperipatōnG4043on the seaθάλασσαν.¶thalassanG2281.

26When the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708Him walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,they were terrifiedἐταράχθησανetarachthēsanG5015,and saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “It isa ghostφάντασμάphantasmaG5326!”And they criedἔκραξαν.ekraxanG2896outin fearφόβουphobouG5401.

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