Matthew 14:27
New International Version
But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

New Living Translation
But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!”

English Standard Version
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

Berean Literal Bible
But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying, "Take courage! It is I. Fear not."

King James Bible
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

New King James Version
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”

New American Standard Bible
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

NASB 1995
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

NASB 1977
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Legacy Standard Bible
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Amplified Bible
But immediately He spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!”

Christian Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid."”

American Standard Version
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Yeshua immediately spoke with them and he said, “Take heart; I AM THE LIVING GOD. Do not be afraid.”

Contemporary English Version
At once, Jesus said to them, "Don't worry! I am Jesus. Don't be afraid."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not.

English Revised Version
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Immediately, Jesus said, "Calm down! It's me. Don't be afraid!"

Good News Translation
Jesus spoke to them at once. "Courage!" he said. "It is I. Don't be afraid!"

International Standard Version
"Have courage!" Jesus immediately told them. "It's me. Stop being afraid!"

Literal Standard Version
and immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage! I AM; do not be afraid.”

Majority Standard Bible
But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

New American Bible
At once [Jesus] spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

NET Bible
But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

New Revised Standard Version
But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”

New Heart English Bible
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying "Cheer up. It is I. Do not be afraid."

Webster's Bible Translation
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Weymouth New Testament
But instantly Jesus spoke to them, and said, "There is no danger; it is I; do not be afraid."

World English Bible
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

Young's Literal Translation
and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Be of good courage, I am he, be not afraid.'

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Context
Jesus Walks on Water
26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear. 27But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 28“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”…

Cross References
Matthew 9:2
Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."

Matthew 14:28
"Lord, if it is You," Peter replied, "command me to come to You on the water."

Matthew 17:7
Then Jesus came over and touched them. "Get up," He said. "Do not be afraid."

Matthew 28:5
But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 28:10
"Do not be afraid," said Jesus. "Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me."

Mark 6:50
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.


Treasury of Scripture

But straightway Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Be.

Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Acts 23:11
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

it.

Isaiah 41:4,10,14
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he…

Isaiah 51:12
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

Luke 24:38,39
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? …

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Matthew 14
1. Herod's opinion of Jesus.
3. Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded.
13. Jesus departs into a solitary place,
15. where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes.
22. He walks on the sea to his disciples;
34. and landing at Gennesaret,
35. heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment.














(27) Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.--The accuracy with which the words are given by St. John, as well as by St. Matthew and St. Mark, shows the impression which the incident made on the minds of the disciples. To hear the familiar tones and the cheering words was enough, even amid the howling of the winds and the dashing of the waves, to give them confidence and hope. We can scarcely doubt that in after years that moment came back to their recollection, invested for them, as it has since been for the Church at large, with something of a symbolic character. Often the sky became dark, and the waves of the troublesome world were rough, and the blasts of persecution beat on them, and the ark of Christ's Church was tossed on the waters, and they were wearied and spent with rowing. They thought themselves abandoned, and then in the dim twilight they would see or feel once again the tokens of His presence. He was coming to them through the storm. "Be of good cheer" became the watchword of their lives.

Verse 27. - But straightway Jesus spake unto them (ἐλάλησεν, not ἔκραξεν). He was evidently near them. Saying, Be of good cheer (θαρσεῖτε, Matthew 9:2); it is I; be not afraid. Encouragement, self-manifestation, recall from present terror. But the absence of θαρσεῖτε in John 6:20 suggests that it is, perhaps, a duplicate rendering of the Aramaic for μὴ φοβεῖσθε. For the LXX. commonly translates "fear ye not" by θαρσεῖτε (e.g. Exodus 14:13; Exodus 20:20). One or two second-rate manuscripts omit θαρσεῖτε in Mark, but this may be only due to a reminiscence of John. It is also omitted in Tatian's 'Diatessaron' (edit. Hemphill).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

immediately
Εὐθὺς (Euthys)
Adverb
Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

spoke up:
ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

“Take courage!
Θαρσεῖτε (Tharseite)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2293: To be of good courage, good cheer, be bold. From tharsos; to have courage.

It is
εἰμι (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

I.
ἐγώ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[Do] not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

be afraid.”
φοβεῖσθε (phobeisthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.


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