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Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough.
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They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified,
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but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here! ”
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Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!
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The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them.
Footnotes 1
[a].
Or The ‘ ’ is here; Greek reads I am. See Exod 3:14 .