When He saw how distressed His disciples were, rowing against an opposing wind, Jesus came to them between three and six o’clock in the morning, walking on the water, and almost walked past them.
Mark 6:49 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But when they saw Him walking on the water they thought it was a spirit, so shouted out, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when they saw Him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and raised a [deep, throaty] shriek of terror. American Standard Version (1901) but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; Common English Bible When they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost and they screamed. Catholic Public Domain Version But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they thought it was an apparition, and they cried out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out. |
When He saw how distressed His disciples were, rowing against an opposing wind, Jesus came to them between three and six o’clock in the morning, walking on the water, and almost walked past them.
becoming [very] frightened when they saw Him. But He immediately spoke to them and said, “Take courage, and do not be afraid, it is I.”
But they became frightened and [even] terrified, and assumed they were seeing a spirit.