Matthew 14:22-27

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Jesus Walks on the Water^(A)^(B)

²²Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. ²³After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.^(C) Later that night, he was there alone, ²⁴and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

²⁵Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. ²⁶When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”^(D) they said, and cried out in fear.

²⁷But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!^(E) It is I. Don’t be afraid.”^(F)

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Mark 6:45-52

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Jesus Walks on the Water^(A)^(B)

⁴⁵Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat^(C) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,^(D) while he dismissed the crowd. ⁴⁶After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.^(E)

⁴⁷Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. ⁴⁸He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, ⁴⁹but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.^(F) They cried out, ⁵⁰because they all saw him and were terrified.

Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”^(G) ⁵¹Then he climbed into the boat^(H) with them, and the wind died down.^(I) They were completely amazed, ⁵²for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.^(J)