26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
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But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: …
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. …
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. …
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-33)We have here the story of another miracle which Christ wrought for the relief of his friends and followers, his walking upon the water to his disciples . In the foregoing miracle he acted as the Lord of nature, improving its powers for the supply of those who were in want; in this, he acted as the Lord of nature, correcting and controlling its powers for the succour of those who were in danger and…
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