Matthew 14:25
23 After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
- KJV
- And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
- WEB
- In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
- ASV
- And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.
- DARBY
- But in the fourth watch of the night he went off to them, walking on the sea.
- BLB
- And in the fourth watch of the night He went to them, walking on the sea.
- ÅB
- Men i den fjerde nattevakten kom Jesus til dem, gående på sjøen.
- OTB
- I den fjerde nattevakt kom Jesus ut til dem, gående på sjøen.
- B1930
- Men i den fjerde nattevakt kom han til dem, vandrende på sjøen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 9:8
He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
Read in contextJohn 6:19
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
Read in contextMark 6:48
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
Read in contextPsalms 104:3
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Read in contextMatthew 24:43
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Read in contextPsalms 93:3–4
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Read in contextLuke 12:38
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
Read in contextRevelation 10:8
Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
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