Matthew 14:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.

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  • Mark 6:49-50 : 49 When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  • Luke 1:11-12 : 11 An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him. 12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.
  • Luke 24:5 : 5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  • Luke 24:37 : 37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.
  • Job 4:14-16 : 14 dread gripped me and trembling, which made all my bones shake. 15 Then a breath of air passes by my face; it makes the hair of my flesh stand up. 16 It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice:
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
  • 1 Sam 28:12-14 : 12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly. The woman said to Saul,“Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!” 13 The king said to her,“Don’t be afraid! What have you seen?” The woman replied to Saul,“I have seen a divine spirit coming up from the ground!” 14 He said to her,“What about his appearance?” She said,“An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!”Then Saul realized it was Samuel, and he bowed his face toward the ground and kneeled down.
  • Dan 10:6-9 : 6 His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd. 7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide. 8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy. 9 I listened to his voice, and as I did so I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground. 10 Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. 11 He said to me,“Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up shaking. 12 Then he said to me,“Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.
  • Luke 24:45 : 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 But they said to her,“You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying,“It is his angel!”

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  • Mark 6:47-51
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    47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

    48He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.

    49When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

    50for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    51Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

  • Matt 14:24-25
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    24Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

    25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

  • Matt 14:27-34
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    27But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    28Peter said to him,“Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.”

    29So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

    30But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,“Lord, save me!”

    31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

    32When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.

    33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,“Truly you are the Son of God.”

    34After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

  • John 6:16-22
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    16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

    17got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)

    18By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.

    19Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

    20But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    21Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.

    22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Luke 24:36-38
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    36Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

    38Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • Mark 4:35-41
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    35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”

    36So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

    37Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him,“Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

    39So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,“Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

    40And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

    41They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

  • Matt 8:23-27
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    23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

    24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

    25So they came and woke him up saying,“Lord, save us! We are about to die!”

    26But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

    27And the men were amazed and said,“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

  • Luke 8:22-26
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    22Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

    23and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.

    24They came and woke him, saying,“Master, Master, we are about to die!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.

    25Then he said to them,“Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another,“Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!”

    26Healing of a Demoniac So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    6When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

    7But Jesus came and touched them.“Get up,” he said.“Do not be afraid.”

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him,“What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?”

    12He said to them,“Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that the sea will calm down for you, because I know it’s my fault you are in this severe storm.”

    13Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.

  • John 21:4
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    4When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

  • Luke 5:9
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    9For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

  • Luke 24:40
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    40When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.