But when they saw Him walking on the water they thought it was a spirit, so shouted 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.