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Younger Gospel-era Peter answers Jesus outside the black-basalt synagogue while anonymous disciples walk away.
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Matthew 14:26-27

It Is I; Do Not Be Afraid

Courage in the Storm · Matthew 14

Story guide: Younger Gospel-era Peter answers Jesus outside the black-basalt synagogue while anonymous disciples walk away. This shared image is not a scene-for-scene rendering of Matthew 14:26-27.

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26But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out from fear.

27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage; it is I. Do not be afraid.”

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