Matthew 14:26
Translations
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
American Standard Version (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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
Webster's Revision
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
World English Bible
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.
Definitions for Matthew 14:26
Clarke's Matthew 14:26 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Matthew 14:26 Bible Commentary
They 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.
