Matthew 14:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.”

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BSBPD

“During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 14:25 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 9:8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
  2. Psalms 93:3The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
  3. Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
  4. Matthew 24:43But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
  5. Mark 6:48He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
  6. Luke 12:38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
  7. John 6:19When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
  8. Revelation 10:2He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
  9. Revelation 10:5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
  10. Revelation 10:8Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”

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