Mark 6:49 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out,

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King 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.

Mark 6:49 Cross References

Job 9:8

he alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the Sea;

Mark 6:48

When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came toward them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by.

Mark 6:50

for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Luke 24:37

They were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost.