26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear.


In Context

23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

24 but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.

26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."

28 "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."

Matthew 14:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And they seeing him walk upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, |It's a ghost!| and they cried out for fear.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:26and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying — 'It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.