And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
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Gill's Exposition
But when they saw him walking on the sea,.... See Gill on Mat 14:26;
they supposed it had been a spirit; a phantom, a spectre, an apparition, a nocturnal demon:
and cried out; as men affrighted at…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 14:22-36. Mar 6:52 They considered not the miracle of the loaves - They did not remember or call to mind the “power” which Jesus had shown in feeding the…
This passage of story we had Mat 14:22, etc., only what was there related concerning Peter, is omitted here. Here we have,
I. The dispersing of the assembly; Christ constrained his disciples to go…
Cambridge Bible
he saw them toiling in rowing The word translated "toiling," which also occurs in Mat 14:24, is a very striking expression. It denotes (1) to test metals with the touchstone, (2) to rack, torture, (3)…
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