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Matthew 14:25

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he came” (ἦλθεν) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the sea” (τὴν θάλασσαν.) after on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he went away” (ἀπῆλθεν) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Jesus” (ὁ Ἰησοῦς) before walking here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the sea” (τῆς θαλάσσης) after on here.

τετάρτῃtetartēin the fourthτέταρτος (tetartos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “in the fourth”, the to- or for-formG5067fourth.in the fourthδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.φυλακῇphulakēwatchφυλακήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “watch”, the to- or for-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.watchτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὸςnuktosof the nightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.This verse uses “the night”.of the nightἦλθενēlthenwentἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went”, a single actionG2064I come, go.wentπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπεριπατῶνperipatōnwalkingπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “walking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.walkingἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσανthalassanseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.the sea

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ἀπῆλθενapēlthenwentἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,

World English Bible

In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

Darby Translation

But in the fourth watch of the night he went off to them, walking on the sea.

Douay-Rheims

And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea.

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