Matthew 14:26

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

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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.

ASV

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

YLT

and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying--`It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;

DBT

And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.

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(Verse 26.) And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying: It is a ghost. If, according to Marcion and Manichaeus, our Lord was not born of a Virgin, but appeared in a vision: how is it that now the apostles fear seeing a vision? And they cried out due to fear. The confused shout and uncertain voice is a sign of great fear.

Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420patristic

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John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

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 disprove.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

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Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Luke 1:11–12
Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
Mark 6:49–50
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
Daniel 10:6–12
His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
Luke 24:37
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Job 4:14–16
fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
1 Samuel 28:12–14
But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”
Acts 12:15
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
Mark 16:6
But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
Luke 24:5
As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Genesis 43:18
But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

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Genesis1

Genesis 45:3Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But…

Job1

Job 4:15Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.

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Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
leads to
- Acts 16:14
  Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- 1 John 5:20
  And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son…
- Psalms 119:18
  Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
- 2 Corinthians 3:14–18
  But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
- Acts 26:18
  to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
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Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
leads to
- Isaiah 44:6
  Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Revelation 22:13
  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
- Daniel 10:8–10
  So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

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