Matthew 14:25

“And in the fourth watch of the night, etc.] This is said, according to the division of the night into four watches, by the Jews; who f859 say, that “there are four watches in the night, and four watches in the day.” It is true indeed, that it is disputed among them, whether there were four watches, or only three in the night: some say there were four, others say there were but three f860; not but that these made a division of the night into four parts, the three first of which, they thought were properly the watches of the night, and the fourth was the morning. The first watch began at six o’clock in the evening, and lasted till nine; the second began at nine, and ended at twelve, which was…”

“And in the fourth watch of the night - The Jews anciently divided the night into three parts of four hours each, usually called watches. The first of these watches is mentioned in Lamentations 2:19, the middle watch in Judges 7:19, and the morning watch in Exodus 14:24. In the time of our Saviour they divided the night into four watches, the fourth having been introduced by the Romans. These watches consisted of three hours each. The first commenced at six and continued until nine; the second from nine to twelve; the third from twelve to three; and the fourth from three to six. The first was called evening; the second midnight; the third cock-crowing; the fourth morning, Mark 13:35. It is…”

“The fourth watch - The Jews (as well as the Romans) usually divided the night into four watches, of three hours each. The first watch began at six, the second at nine, the third at twelve, the fourth at three in the morning. If it be thou - It is the same as, Since it is thou. The particle if frequently bears this meaning, both in ours and in all languages. So it means, Joh 13:14, Joh 13:17. St. Peter was in no doubt, or he would not have quitted the ship. Matthew 14:30”

“14:25 About three o’clock in the morning: Literally In the fourth watch of the night. This was approximately 3:00–6:00 am by Roman reckoning. • The fact that Jesus came . . . walking on the water demonstrates God’s sovereign reign over the stormy waters (see Job 9:8; Ps 77:19; Isa 43:16).”

“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, Psa 93:4, Psa 104:3; Mar 6:48; Joh 6:19; Rev 10:2, Rev 10:5, Rev 10:8 Matthew 14:26”