Matthew 14:26
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Christian Bible partNew Testament
| Matthew 14:26 | |
|---|---|
← 14:25 14:27 → | |
 "Jesus Walks on Water". Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib. Walters manuscript W.592 (1684) | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 14:26 is a verse in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse reads:
- Καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν, λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστι· καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν.
In the King James Version of the Bible, the text reads:
- And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear.
Analysis
Because of the dark of night, the apostles were afraid of the sight of Jesus walking on the water. It was the common belief among the Jews, from scripture, that spirits existed, which sometimes appeared in human form. Night was believed to be the time for evil spirits. The Apostles, perhaps imagined the apparition, which now presented itself, to be ominous of a coming shipwreck.[1]
