Jesus Walks on the Water

45 (A)Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into (B)the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to (C)Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. 46 After (D)bidding them farewell, He left (E)for the mountain to pray.

47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them [a]straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the [b](F)fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. 49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were [c]terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, (G)Take courage; it is I, (H)do not be afraid.” 51 Then He got into (I)the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:48 Lit harassed in rowing
  2. Mark 6:48 I.e. 3-6 a.m.
  3. Mark 6:50 Or troubled

Jesus Walks on the Water

15 So Jesus, perceiving that they were [a]intending to come and take Him by force (A)to make Him king, (B)withdrew again to (C)the mountain by Himself alone.

16 Now when evening came, His (D)disciples went down to the sea, 17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea (E)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. 19 Then, when they had rowed about [b]three or four miles, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. 20 But He *said to them, “It is I; [c](F)do not be afraid.” 21 So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:15 Or about
  2. John 6:19 Lit 25 or 30 stadia
  3. John 6:20 Or stop being afraid