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Matthew 14:26
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KJ21
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit”; and they cried out for fear.
ASV
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
AMP
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
AMPC
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.
BRG
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
CSB
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and they cried out in fear.
CSBA
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost! ’ they said, and they cried out in fear.
CEB
When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” They were so frightened they screamed.
CJB
When the talmidim saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said and screamed with fear.
CEV
When they saw him, they thought he was a ghost. They were terrified and started screaming.
DARBY
And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.
DLNT
But the disciples, having seen Him walking on the sea, were frightened, saying that “It is a phantom”. And they cried-out from the fear.
DRA
And they seeing him walk upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear.
ERV
When they saw him walking on the water, it scared them. “It’s a ghost!” they said, screaming in fear.
EASY
The disciples saw him walking on the water. They were very frightened. ‘It is a spirit,’ they said. They screamed loudly because they were afraid.
EHV
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and cried out in fear, “It’s a ghost!”
ESV
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
ESVUK
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
EXB
When his ·followers [disciples] saw him walking on the water, they were ·afraid [terrified]. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out in fear.
GNV
And when his disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit, and cried out for fear.
GW
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and began to scream because they were afraid.
GNT
When they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. “It's a ghost!” they said, and screamed with fear.
HCSB
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
ICB
When the followers saw him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out in fear.
ISV
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and cried out, “It’s a ghost!” And they screamed in terror.
PHILLIPS
Directly after this Jesus insisted on his disciples’ getting aboard their boat and going on ahead to the other side, while he himself sent the crowds home. And when he had sent them away he went up the hill-side quite alone, to pray. When it grew late he was there by himself while the boat was by now a long way from the shore at the mercy of the waves, for the wind was dead against them. In the small hours Jesus went out to them, walking on the water of the lake. When the disciples caught sight of him walking on the water they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and screamed with fear. But at once Jesus spoke to them. “It’s all right! It’s I myself, don’t be afraid!”
JUB
And when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.
KJV
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
AKJV
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
LSB
Now when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
LEB
But the disciples, when they saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
TLB
They screamed in terror, for they thought he was a ghost.
MSG
Meanwhile, the boat was far out to sea when the wind came up against them and they were battered by the waves. At about four o’clock in the morning, Jesus came toward them walking on the water. They were scared to death. “A ghost!” they said, crying out in terror.
MEV
But when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit.” And they cried out in fear.
MOUNCE
When the · disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were frightened and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in · fear.
NOG
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and began to scream because they were afraid.
NABRE
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. “It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear.
NASB
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
NASB1995
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
NCB
When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified, and they cried out in their fright, “It is a ghost!”
NCV
When his followers saw him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out in fear.
NET
When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.
NIRV
They saw him walking on the lake and were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said. And they cried out in fear.
NIV
When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
NIVUK
When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear.
NKJV
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
NLV
When the followers saw Him walking on the water, they were afraid. They said, “It is a spirit.” They cried out with fear.
NLT
When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”
NMB
And when his disciples saw him walking on the water, they were troubled, saying, It is some spirit! And they cried out for fear.
NRSVA
But when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear.
NRSVACE
But when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear.
NRSVCE
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
NRSVUE
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
NTFE
The disciples saw him walking on the sea and panicked. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and they screamed in terror.
OJB
But Moshiach’s talmidim, having seen him walking on the lake, were terribly shaken, saying, It is a ruach refaim (an apparition)! From pachad they cried out.
RGT
And when His disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit!” And they cried out for fear.
RSV
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
RSVCE
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
TLV
But when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It’s a ghost!” And they cried out with fear.
VOICE
The disciples saw a figure moving toward them and were terrified. Disciple: It’s a ghost! Another Disciple: A ghost? What will we do?
WEB
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.
WE
His disciples saw him walking on the water. They were afraid, and said, `It is a spirit!' Then they shouted loudly because they were afraid.
WYC
And they, seeing him walking on the sea, were disturbed, and said [were distroubled, saying], That it is a phantom; and for dread they cried.
YLT
and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying -- `It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;
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