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Matthew 14:26
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Verse Matthew 14:26. _IT IS A SPIRIT_] That the spirits of the dead _might_ and _did appear_, was a doctrine held by the greatest and holiest of men that ever existed; and a doctrine which the cavilie...
THEY WERE TROUBLED - They were afraid. The sight was remarkable. It was sufficient to awe them. In the dark night, amid the tumultuous billows appeared the form of a man. They thought it was a spirit...
2. JOHN'S MARTYRDOM. The Fourfold Attitude of the Rejected King. CHAPTER 14 1. John's Martyrdom. (Matthew 14:1 .) 2. The Disciples of John with the Lord Jesus. (Matthew 14:12 .) 3. Feeding the Five...
JESUS WALKS ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45 *). Mt. omits to Bethsaida, seeing that the boat arrived at Gennesaret (Matthew 14:34), and the remark that Jesus would have passed by them. But he amplifies the stor...
Immediately he compelled his disciples to embark in the boat and to go on ahead to the other side, until he should send away the crowds. When he had sent away the crowds, he went up into a mountain by...
THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
A SPIRIT. a phantom. Greek. _phantasma._ Occurs only here and Mark 6:49. FOR. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104....
The Disciples cross from the Scene of the Miracle to Bethsaida Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21 St Matthew alone narrates St Peter's endeavour to walk on the sea....
THE DISCIPLES CROSS FROM THE SCENE OF THE MIRACLE TO BETHSAIDA Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21 St Matthew alone narrates St Peter’s endeavour to walk on the sea....
25, 26. The true reading ἐπὶ τὴν θάλ.… ἐπὶ τῆς θαλ. reverses the _textus receptus_. The change of case after ἐπί, and of the order of the participle, is suggestive: περιπ. ἐπὶ τὴν θάλ. ‘walking over t...
ἈΠῸ ΤΟΥ͂ ΦΌΒΟΥ ἜΚΡΑΞΑΝ. Note the article. Not merely cried out from fear, but _the_ fear which necessarily resulted from the appearance made them cry out....
Ver 22. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23. And when he had sent the multitudes away, h...
_THE DISCIPLES WERE TOSSED AND JESUS CARED MATTHEW 14:22-33:_ Jesus sent the disciples to the other side of the sea. This time alone allowed Him a time of prayer. "And when he had sent the multitudes...
ΊΔΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) masc. пот. pl. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть. "Когда они увидели..." ΠΕΡΙΠΑΤΟΎΝΤΑ _praes. act. part. acc. sing., см._ Matthew 14:25. ΈΤΑΡΆΧΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΤΑΡΆΣΣΩ...
DISCOURSE: 1368 CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA Matthew 14:26. _When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus...
WHEN THE DISCIPLES SAW HIM—THEY WERE TROUBLED— It is well known, that it is never intirely dark on the water; not to urge that the moon might perhaps now be in the last quarter, as it must have been,...
Section 34 JESUS FEEDS THE 5000 AND WALKS UPON THE WAVES (Parallels: Mark 6:30-52; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-21) TEXT: 14:13-33 13 Now when Jesus heard _it,_ he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a des...
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. For the exposition, see the notes at John 6:15....
3 See Lev_18:1620:21. 6-12 Compare Mar_6:21-29. 13-15 Compare Mar_6:30-36; Luk_9:10-12 Joh_6:1-7. 13 Herod's insistence that the Lord was John the baptist was not very reassuring, for He was almost...
DEATH OF THE BAPTIST. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. WALKING ON THE SEA 1, 2. Herod's opinion of Jesus (Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7)....
A SPIRIT] RV 'an apparition.' St. Mark adds that 'He would have passed by them,' doubtless to test their faith, or to draw from them some expression of their need of Him: cp. Luke 24:37....
THE WALKING ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45; John 6:15). Another physical miracle, also belonging to the oldest tradition. As it is attested by actual eyewitnesses, it cannot be resolved into a legend or allego...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 14 JOHN THE *BAPTIST DIES 14:1-12 V1 At that time, the ruler called Herod heard reports about Jesus. V2 So he spoke to his servants....
CHAPTER 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1 - Matthew 15:1 - Matthew 16:1. THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet been interwoven in a...
φάντασμα : a little touch of sailor superstition natural in the circumstances; presupposes the impression that they saw something walking on the sea....
_The return voyage_ (Mark 6:45-56)...
HELP IN THE HOUR OF NEED Matthew 14:22-36 _Jesus always comes in the storm._ It had been a great relief to escape from the pressure of the crowd to His place of prayer, on heights swept by the eveni...
The presence and activity of the true King filled the false ruler with alarm. Herod sacrificed John to his lust. Once Herod had heard John, and the remembrance of former conviction was still with him,...
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a (d) spirit; and they cried out for fear. (d) A spirit, as it is taken here, is that which a man imagines to hims...
JESUS WALKS UPON THE WATER Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; & John 6:15-21. Mark: “And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the ship, and to proceed before Him to the other side, toward...
"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. (25) And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. (26) And when the disci...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
Our Gospel resumes the historical course of these revelations, but in such a manner as to exhibit the spirit by which the people were animated. Herod (loving his earthly power and his own glory more t...
AND WHEN THE DISCIPLES SAW HIM WALKING ON THE SEA,.... It being now morning, and perhaps might have moon light; and besides, there is always more light upon the water than land; they were able to disc...
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. Ver. 26. _They were troubled_] Ere they were helped: things often go backwa...
Mat. 14:24-27. "But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the...
_And when the disciples saw him, they were troubled_ “It is well known that it is never entirely dark on the water not to urge that the moon might perhaps now be in the last quarter, as it must have b...
IT IS A SPIRIT; they thought it was a spirit or ghost, supposing that for a man with a real body to walk on the water was impossible....
Now authority in high places is seen to reject Him too, by the deliberate rejection of His forerunner and servant John the Baptist. When King Herod hears of His fame, his conscience is troubled, feari...
22-33 Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 14:27"....
Methodius Oration on the Psalms They heard that He had walked on the sea.[29]...
Matthew 14:26 And G2532 disciples G3101 saw G1492 (G5631) Him G846 walking G4043 (G5723) on G1909 sea...
‘And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost,” and they cried out for fear.' Quite naturally when the disciples saw this eerie figure (in the first l...
JESUS DEMONSTRATES HIS MASTERY OF THE SEA AND IS RECOGNISED AS ‘THE SON OF GOD' (14:22-33). This is the second consecutive miracle in which Jesus take the initiative in order to demonstrate to the di...
Matthew 14:26. IT IN AN APPARITION _._ An unreal appearance of a real person. The word is not that usually rendered, ‘spirit' THEY CRIED OUT FOR FEAR _._ Matthew is an honest witness to tell of this...
CONNECTION. Immediately after the miraculous feeding, the people wished to proclaim Jesus a king and were ready to take violent steps for that purpose (John 6:14-15). The disciples were probably ready...
THEY WERE TROUBLED (εταραχθησαν). Much stronger than that. They were literally "terrified" as they saw Jesus walking on the sea.AN APPARITION (φαντασμα), or "ghost," or "spectre" from φανταζω and...
Matthew 14:14. _And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick._ Different persons take different views of multitudes, according...
Matthew 14:13. _When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by a ship into a desert place apart:_ It is well for us to get alone with God when he takes home the best and most faithful of his servants....
Matthew 14:22. _And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away._ Straightway is a business word: Jesus...
CONTENTS: Herod's troubled conscience and the murder of John the Baptist. The 5000 fed. Jesus walks on the water. CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist, Herod, Herodias, and her daughter, disciples. CO...
Matthew 14:2. _This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead._ Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ, Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of He...
IT'S A GHOST! Compare Luke 24:37. In the dark stormy night, they had no reason to expect Jesus to be walking across the water to them....
_And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled._ CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA Here are presented two points. I. Human need. II. Divine help. These two facts are involved in th...
JESUS WALKS ON WATER MATTHEW 14:22-33; MARK 6:45-52; JOHN 6:16-21; MATTHEW 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
CHAPTER 14 The first eleven verses of this chapter relate to the decollation of John the Baptist, of which I have spoken at length on the sixth chapter of S. Mark. _His Body_ : Syriac, _sclado_, i.e....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 14:22. CONSTRAINED HIS DISCIPLES.—Perhaps they, too, were carried away by the frenzy of the time, and would have joined the people in proclaiming Him King (John 6:15); or perh...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 14:1 CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION T
And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in...
1 Samuel 28:12; Acts 12:15; Daniel 10:6; Job 4:14; Luke 1:11;...
A spirit [φ α ν τ α σ μ α]. Of which our word phantasm is a transcription. Rev., rather stiffly, apparition. Wyc., phantom....
THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT Matthew 14:22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter this study, we are particularly struck with the words: "Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship." What is the d...
See how the disciples take their deliverer to be. destroyer: their fears were highest when their deliverer and deliverance were nearest. God may be coming with salvation and deliverance for his church...