Discovery BoxMatthew 14:26 
Context14:26 When 1 the disciples saw him walking on the water 2 they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.
Matthew 24:1
ContextThe Destruction of the Temple
24:1 Now 3 as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. 4
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “on the sea”; or “on the lake.” The translation “water” has been used here for stylistic reasons (cf. the same phrase in v. 25).
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
4 sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.
