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

24Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves. 25About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!” 27But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!” 28Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And whenκαίkai · andG2532
• the disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• walkingπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• they were troubledταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• It isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a spiritφάντασμαphantasma · ghostG5326
• they cried outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• forἀπόapo · away fromG575
• fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401

Cross-references for Matthew 14:26

• 1 Samuel 28:12When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, “You’ve deceived me! You are Saul!”
• Job 4:14Fear gripped me, and my bones trembled.
• Daniel 10:6His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people.
• Mark 6:49but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost.
• Luke 1:11While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.
• Luke 24:5The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?
• Acts 12:15“You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.”
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t 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