Matthew 14:26

Contemporary English Version 1995

When they saw him, they thought he was a ghost. They were terrified and started screaming.

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They were frightened and terrified because they thought they were seeing a ghost.

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person. But he put his right hand on me and said: Don't be afraid! I am the first, the last,

The women were afraid and bowed to the ground. But the men said, “Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive?

“You are crazy!” everyone told her. But she kept saying it was Peter. Then they said, “It must be his angel.”

Then he helped them understand the Scriptures.

but did not find the body of Jesus. They came back, saying they had seen a vision of angels who told them that he is alive.