451Immediately Jesus made His disciplesget into 2the boat and goahead of Him to the otherside to 3Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowdaway.
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After 4bidding them farewell, He left5for the mountain to pray.
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When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.
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Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the 6fourthwatch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.
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But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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for they allsaw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, "7Takecourage; it is I, 8do not be afraid."
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Then He got into 9the boat with them, and the windstopped; and they were utterly**astonished,