Mark 6:49
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
KJV
οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἔδοξαν ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀνέκραξαν·
Greek NT
At illi ut viderunt eum ambulantem supra mare, putaverunt phantasma esse, et exclamaverunt.
Vulgate
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
ASV
But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δοκέω
dokeo
verb · 62×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θάλασσα
thalassa
noun · 91×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
περιπατέω
peripateo
verb · 94×
φάντασμα
phantasma
noun · 2×
ἀνακράζω
anakrazo
verb · 5×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα | WH/NIV: ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα | Treg/RP: περιπατοῦντα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης
- ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα — SBLGNT
- ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- περιπατοῦντα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν | WH/NIV: ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν | Treg/RP: φάντασμα εἶναι
- ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν — SBLGNT
- ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- φάντασμα εἶναι — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Job 4:14 — Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
- Job 9:8 — Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
- Luke 1:29 — And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
- Luke 24:37 — But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
- Matt 14:25 — And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
- Matt 14:26 — And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.