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"And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear."-Matthew 14:26

They were scarde he was a ghost coming towards them.

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The disciples think Jesus is a Ghost because most of the time we do not recognize Jesus when he comes to us in the midst of the storms in our life.

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