Matthew 14:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.

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  • Mark 6:49-50 : 49 But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry: 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.
  • Luke 1:11-12 : 11 And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar. 12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.
  • Luke 24:5 : 5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?
  • Luke 24:37 : 37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.
  • Job 4:14-16 : 14 Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble; 15 And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff: 16 Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;
  • 1 Sam 28:12-14 : 12 And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul. 13 And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth. 14 And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.
  • Dan 10:6-9 : 6 And his body was like the beryl, and his face had the look of a thunder-flame, and his eyes were like burning lights, and his arms and feet like the colour of polished brass, and the sound of his voice was like the sound of an army. 7 And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover. 8 So I was by myself, and I saw this great vision, and all my strength went from me; and the colour went from my face. 9 But the sound of his words came to my ears, and on hearing his voice I went into a deep sleep with my face to the earth. 10 Then a hand gave me a touch, awaking me, and putting me on my knees and my hands. 11 And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear. 12 Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.
  • Luke 24:45 : 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 6:47-51
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    47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.

    48 And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

    49 But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

    50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

    51 And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;

  • Matt 14:24-25
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    24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.

    25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

  • Matt 14:27-34
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    27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.

    28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

    29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

    30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

    31 And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

    32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind went down.

    33 And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

    34 And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.

  • John 6:16-22
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    16 When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;

    17 And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.

    18 The sea was getting rough because of a strong wind which was blowing.

    19 After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.

    20 But he said to them, It is I, have no fear.

    21 Then they readily took him into the boat: and straight away the boat was at the land to which they were going.

    22 The day after, the people who were on the other side of the sea saw that only one small boat had been there, that Jesus had not gone in that boat with the disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.

  • Luke 24:36-38
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    36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

    37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

    38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt?

  • Mark 4:35-41
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    35 And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

    36 And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

    37 And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

    38 And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

    39 And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

    40 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

    41 And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

  • Matt 8:23-27
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    23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.

    24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

    25 And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.

    26 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

    27 And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?

  • Luke 8:22-26
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    22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

    23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.

    24 Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

    25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?

    26 And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

    7 And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

    12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

    13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

  • John 21:4
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    4 Now very early in the morning Jesus was there by the edge of the sea (though the disciples were not conscious that it was Jesus).

  • Luke 5:9
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    9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

  • Luke 24:40
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    40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.