14:27a

But: In this verse, Jesus corrected the disciples’ thinking. They thought that they were seeing a ghost. Here he told them that they were wrong. He was not a ghost. The thing that they were seeing was Jesus himself. The Berean Standard Bible indicates this correction with the conjunction But.

Some English versions do not translate this conjunction. In some languages, it will not be necessary to translate it either.

14:27b

Take courage: This phrase is an idiom. Jesus used this idiom to calm the disciples and encourage them. You should use an expression in your language that people commonly use when trying to calm someone. Some languages use a different idiom for this.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Calm yourselves
-or-
It’s okay
-or-
Do not worry

See how you translated this phrase in 9:2c–d or 9:22a.

It is I: In this clause Jesus was identifying himself. The pronoun I is emphasized in the Greek.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I am here (New Living Translation (2004))

-or-

I am Jesus (Contemporary English Version)

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