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

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good comfort, It is I: be not afraid.

28 [b]Then Peter answered him, and said, Master, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 14:26 A spirit, as it is here taken, is that which a man imagineth to himself vainly in his mind, persuading himself that he seeth something, and seeth nothing.
  2. Matthew 14:28 By faith we tread under our feet even the tempests themselves, but yet by the virtue of Christ, which helpeth that virtue, which he of his mercy hath given.

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