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href="/nkjv/matthew/14.htm">New King James Version</a> Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/nasb/matthew/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/lsb/matthew/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/amp/matthew/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/csb/matthew/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus came toward them walking on the sea very early in the morning. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Around three in the morning, He came toward them walking on the sea. <a href="/asv/matthew/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. <a href="/cev/matthew/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> A little while before morning, Jesus came walking on the water toward his disciples. <a href="/erv/matthew/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. <a href="/gwt/matthew/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them. He was walking on the sea. <a href="/gnt/matthew/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Between three and six o'clock in the morning Jesus came to the disciples, walking on the water. <a href="/isv/matthew/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Shortly before dawn, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/msb/matthew/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/net/matthew/14.htm">NET Bible</a> As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea. <a href="/nheb/matthew/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And in the watch between three and six in the morning, he came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/wbt/matthew/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/wey/matthew/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But towards daybreak He went to them, walking over the waves. <a href="/web/matthew/14.htm">World English Bible</a> In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking on the sea, <a href="/blb/matthew/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in the fourth watch of the night, He went to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/ylt/matthew/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea, <a href="/slt/matthew/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking upon the sea.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking upon the sea. <a href="/nabre/matthew/14.htm">New American Bible</a> During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them, walking on the sea. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the water. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But in the fourth watch of the night, Yeshua came unto them while he was walking on the water.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/godbey/matthew/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And at the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/haweis/matthew/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then at the fourth watch of the night came Jesus unto them, walking on the sea. <a href="/mace/matthew/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> at the dawn of day, Jesus came to them walking on the sea. <a href="/wey/matthew/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But towards daybreak He went to them, walking over the waves. <a href="/worrell/matthew/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, in the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea. <a href="/worsley/matthew/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but in the fourth watch of the night Jesus came to them walking on the sea: <a href="/parallel/matthew/14-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4148" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/14.htm">Jesus Walks on Water</a> …24but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5067.htm" title="5067: Tetartē (Adj-DFS) -- Fourth. Ordinal from tessares; fourth.">During the fourth</a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakē (N-DFS) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.">watch</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3571.htm" title="3571: nyktos (N-GFS) -- The night, night-time. A primary word; night.">night,</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">Jesus went out</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/4043.htm" title="4043: peripatōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.">walking</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2281.htm" title="2281: thalassan (N-AFS) -- Probably prolonged from hals; the sea.">sea.</a> 26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Mark 6:48</a> He 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, <a href="/john/6-19.htm">John 6:19</a> When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a> He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16</a> Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19</a> Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found. <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Psalm 107:29</a> He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a> Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? <a href="/john/6-16.htm">John 6:16-21</a> When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, / got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them. / A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated. ... <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a> Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” <a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a> “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a> The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a> And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. <a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Joshua 3:15-17</a> Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. / The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.the fourth watch.<a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a> But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.<a href="/luke/12-38.htm">Luke 12:38</a> And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.walking.<a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a> Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.<a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Psalm 93:3,4</a> The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves… <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3</a> Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-15.htm">Daybreak</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/14-24.htm">Lake</a> <a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/14-24.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/matthew/14-24.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Daybreak</a> <a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/matthew/14-27.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Lake</a> <a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/matthew/16-6.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 14</div>1. <a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Herod's opinion of Jesus.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded.</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Jesus departs into a solitary place,</a> 15. <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes.</a> 22. <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">He walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 34. <a href="/matthew/14-34.htm">and landing at Gennesaret, </a> 35. <a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>During the fourth watch of the night The "fourth watch" refers to the Roman division of the night into four parts, each lasting three hours. This watch would be approximately from 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM. The timing is significant as it was the darkest part of the night, symbolizing a period of trial and fear for the disciples. Biblically, God often acts in the darkest times, bringing light and deliverance, as seen in <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24</a> when God troubled the Egyptian army during the last watch of the night.Jesus went out to them This phrase highlights Jesus' initiative and divine authority. Despite the physical separation, Jesus approaches His disciples, demonstrating His omnipresence and care. It reflects the theme of God reaching out to humanity, as seen in the incarnation (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). Jesus' approach signifies His readiness to assist and comfort His followers in times of distress.walking on the sea Walking on water is a miraculous act that underscores Jesus' divine nature and authority over creation. In the Old Testament, only God is described as having control over the seas (<a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a>, <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19</a>). This act fulfills the typology of Jesus as the Lord of creation, echoing the power displayed in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters. It also prefigures Jesus' ultimate victory over chaos and evil, symbolized by the sea in biblical literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who demonstrates His divine authority over nature by walking on water. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Followers of Jesus who are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee, experiencing fear and awe as they witness Jesus walking on water. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea_of_galilee.htm">The Sea of Galilee</a> A significant body of water in the region where many of Jesus' miracles and teachings took place. It is known for sudden storms, which sets the scene for this miraculous event. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_fourth_watch_of_the_night.htm">The Fourth Watch of the Night</a> A Roman timekeeping term referring to the period between 3:00 AM and 6:00 AM, indicating the time of night when Jesus approached the disciples. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_walking_on_water.htm">The Miracle of Walking on Water</a> An event that demonstrates Jesus' mastery over the natural world, reinforcing His divine nature and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority.htm">Divine Authority</a> Jesus' ability to walk on water is a testament to His divine nature and authority over creation. Believers can trust in His power in all circumstances. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_storm.htm">Faith in the Storm</a> The disciples' experience reminds us that Jesus is present even in the midst of life's storms. We are called to have faith and not fear. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_jesus.htm">Recognizing Jesus</a> Just as the disciples initially did not recognize Jesus, we must be attentive to His presence and work in our lives, even when it is unexpected. <a href="/topical/g/god's_timing.htm">God's Timing</a> The "fourth watch of the night" signifies that God's timing is perfect, even when it seems delayed to us. We must learn to wait on the Lord. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_as_signs.htm">Miracles as Signs</a> This miracle, like others, serves as a sign pointing to Jesus' identity as the Messiah. It encourages us to deepen our understanding and relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 14</a> <a href="/q/how_could_jesus_walk_on_water.htm">In Matthew 14:25, how is it scientifically possible for Jesus to walk on water? </a> <a href="/q/why_can't_physics_explain_jesus_walking.htm">If Jesus walked on water, why does physics say this is impossible without external forces?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_joshua_3_15's_timing_seem_miraculous.htm">How can the timing of the harvest season in Joshua 3:15 align with a miraculous event instead of a known seasonal change in the river’s flow? </a> <a href="/q/2_kings_2_11__explain_'chariot_of_fire'.htm">2 Kings 2:11 – How do we reconcile a “chariot of fire” with natural laws and observable phenomena? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) In the fourth watch of the night.--The Jews, since their conquest by Pompeius, had adopted the Roman division of the night into four watches, and this was accordingly between 3 A.M. and 6 A.M., in the dimness of the early dawn. St. John adds, as from a personal reminiscence, and as guarding against explanations that would minimise the miracle (such as that our Lord was seen on the shore, or was swimming to the boat), that they were about twenty-five or thirty furlongs from the point from which they had started--i.e., as the lake was five miles wide, nearly three-fourths of the way across.Walking on the sea.--Here, again, we have to choose between the simple acceptance of the supernatural fact as another instance of His sovereignty, or rejecting it as a legend. On the former supposition. we may see in it something like an anticipation (not unconnected, it may be, with the intensity of that crisis in His life) of that spiritual body of which we see another manifestation in the Transfiguration, and which became normal after the Resurrection, reaching its completeness in the wonder of the Ascension. We speculate almost involuntarily on the nature, and, as it were, process of the miracle, asking whether the ordinary laws that govern motion were broken or suspended, or counteracted by higher laws. No such questions would seem to have suggested themselves to the disciples. They, as yet not free from the popular superstitions of their countrymen, thought that it was "a spirit" (better, a phantom, or spectre) taking the familiar form, it might be, to lure them to their destruction, or as a token that some sudden mischance had deprived them of that loved Presence, and, therefore, in their vague terror, they were troubled, and cried out for fear.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - And in the fourth watch of the night. Therefore some nine hours after sunset (ver. 23, note). They had been battling for hours, and had only gone about three miles and a half (<a href="/john/6-19.htm">John 6:19</a>). Jesus went; came (Revised Version); η΅λθε, not ἀπῆλθε, with Received Text. Unto them, walking on the sea (ἐπὶ τὴν θάλθασσαν); contrast ver. 26 (ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης). Here there is more thought of motion (cf. ver. 29), but in the next verse the advance is almost forgotten, and the fact of Christ being on the water is all-important; "they saw him on the sea, walking." <a href="/commentaries/matthew/14-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>During the fourth Τετάρτῃ (Tetartē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5067.htm">Strong's 5067: </a> Fourth. Ordinal from tessares; fourth. watch φυλακῇ (phylakē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5438.htm">Strong's 5438: </a> From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. night, νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3571.htm">Strong's 3571: </a> The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. [Jesus] went out ἦλθεν (ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. them, αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. walking περιπατῶν (peripatōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sea. θάλασσαν (thalassan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2281.htm">Strong's 2281: </a> Probably prolonged from hals; the sea. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/14-25.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 14:25 In the fourth watch of the night (Matt. 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