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Mat 14:25 (KJV) — And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

Mat 14:25 (MGNT) — τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

the fourth watch	The Jews at this time divided the night into four watches; the first was from six o'clock in the evening till nine, the second from nine to twelve, the third from twelve till three, and the fourth from three till six; so that it probably began to be daylight before our LORD came to his disciples. Mat 24:43; Luk 12:38
walking	This suspension of the laws of gravitation was a proper manifestation of omnipotence. Job 9:8; Psa 93:3,4; Psa 104:3; Mar 6:48; Jhn 6:19; Rev 10:2,5,8