Matthew 14:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁶ When the disciples saw Him walking on the water they became frightened, saying, “It is a spirit!” and cried out with fear.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, It is a ghost! And they screamed out with fright.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

Common English Bible

²⁶ When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” They were so frightened they screamed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ And seeing him walking upon the sea, they were disturbed, saying: "It must be an apparition." And they cried out, because of fear.

Matthew 14:26 Cross References

Luke 24:37

But they became frightened and [even] terrified, and assumed they were seeing a spirit.

Revelation 1:17

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as [though I were] dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,

Luke 24:5

As the women became terrified and bowed down with their faces toward the ground [i.e., in reverence and awe], the two men said to them, “Why are you looking for the living [One] where they bury dead people?

Acts 12:15

And they said to her, “You are crazy.” But she insisted that [what she reported] was true. They replied, “It is [only] his angel.”

Luke 24:45

Then He opened their minds [miraculously (?)] so they would understand the Scriptures.

Luke 24:23

When they did not find Jesus’ body, they came and told us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said Jesus was alive.