Matthew Chapter 14 verse 27 Holy Bible
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
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But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
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But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Take courage; it is *I*: be not afraid.
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But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
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But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! I AM!{see Exodus 3:14.} Don't be afraid."
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and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, `Be of good courage, I am `he', be not afraid.'
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Matthew 14 : 27 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.