Matthew 14:25

Webster's Bible (1833)

In the fourth watch of the night,{The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 A. M. to sunrise.} Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

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  • Job 9:8 : 8 Who alone stretches out the heavens, Treads on the waves of the sea;
  • Matt 24:43 : 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
  • Mark 6:48 : 48 Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,
  • Luke 12:38 : 38 They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.
  • John 6:19 : 19 When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,{25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometers or about 3 to 4 miles} they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.
  • Rev 10:2 : 2 He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.
  • Rev 10:5 : 5 The angel who I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky,
  • Rev 10:8 : 8 The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land."
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up, Yahweh, The floods have lifted up their voice. The floods lift up their waves. 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
  • Ps 104:3 : 3 He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

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

    48Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,

    49but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

    50for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, "Cheer up! It is I!{Literally, "I AM!"} Don't be afraid."

    51He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

  • Matt 14:26-34
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    26When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.

    27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! I AM!{see Exodus 3:14.} Don't be afraid."

    28Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

    29He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

    30But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

    31Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

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

    33Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

    34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

  • Matt 14:22-24
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    22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

    23After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

    24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

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

    17and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.

    18The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.

    19When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,{25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometers or about 3 to 4 miles} they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.

    20But he said to them, "I AM. Don't be afraid."

    21They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

    22On the next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except the one in which his disciples had embarked, and that Jesus hadn't entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 8:23-27
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    23When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

    24Behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

    25They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! We are dying!"

    26He said to them, "Why are you fearful, oh you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

    27The men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

  • Mark 4:35-41
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    35On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side."

    36Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

    37There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

    38He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?"

    39He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

    40He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

    41They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

  • Luke 8:22-25
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    22Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.

    23But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

    24They came to him, and awoke him, saying, "Master, master, we are dying!" He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.

    25He said to them, "Where is your faith?" Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, "Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?"

  • John 21:4
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    4But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach, yet the disciples didn't know that it was Jesus.

  • Luke 24:36-37
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    36As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you."

    37But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

  • Mark 4:1
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    1Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

  • Jonah 1:12-13
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    12He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great tempest is on you."

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

  • Mark 14:37
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    37He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn't you watch one hour?

  • Mark 14:17
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    17When it was evening he came with the twelve.

  • Acts 27:27
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    27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

  • Matt 17:7
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    7Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and don't be afraid."